Intrinsically Full Stack
This is a little different to what I normally write about but the title is very fitting.
I am reading a book called “The Art of Impossible” by Steven Kotler. There’s a chapter called the full intrinsic stack. That sparked my interest to write an article since the overlap in wording with full-stack developer and a feeling of wanting to share what I am learning about Self-determination theory - developers can benefit from this information too.
It talks about the five most powerful intrinsic drivers and how they biochemically and neurologically enable us to achieve impossible feats. That could be great athletic performance, mastery of a skill or skills (public speaking, piano, tai chi), overcoming fears and obstacles in ones life, hiking to the top of Snowdonia on Saturday, the list goes on!
Opposed to that are extrinsic drivers which are motivators outside of oneself, such as, “John has a real cool car and now I want one” or “I’ll give you £100 if you push tommy into the swimming pool“.
You can see the difference. Intrinsic are generally going to be more sustainable and longer-term (but they don’t always have to). They are drivers that come from within, so that not matter what is happening around you, you still have that drive to continue achieving what you set out to do regardless of economic, weather patterns, social norms or train times.
In summa
Extrinsic is being moved by external factors such as rewards, status, opinions of others.
Intrinsic is being internally motivated by curiosity, care, passion, love and values that are inherent in every human.
Our tasks of life can be categorised as either extrinsic or intrinsic in nature. Neither is right or wrong and its important to know the origin of a task as it will give you a good
Know whether your motivation is externally or internally driven helps you approach each of life’s tasks in the right mind-state and constantly tune your willpower to make them a reality.
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