55. People are Motivated by Progress, Mastery, and Control

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• Learning

• 55. People are Motivated by Progress, Mastery, and Control

• Even small signs of progress can have a large effect

• Progress

• Mastery

• Control

• Mastery can never be reached only approached

•      You can get better and better but never reach an endpoint

• Because you can never reach mastery, it is a strong motivator

• The surprising truth about what motivates us

• Showing how much you have done and how much is left motivates you to finish what you are doing

• They like to feel that they are in control

• To feel like they are mastering and learning new things and skills

• Take-Aways

• If you want regular and loyal customers offer activities that they want to do rather than just things they can get money from

• If people have to do a boring task, motivate them by aknoledging its boring then allowing them to do it their own way

• Look for ways to help people set goals and then track them

• Show people how far they have progressed and how they are progressing towards their goals

• RSA ANIMATE: Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us (Embed)