{"id":1028,"date":"2022-05-03T18:00:13","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T18:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mishajan.com\/?p=1028"},"modified":"2024-08-28T17:00:18","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T17:00:18","slug":"intrinsic-vs-extrinsic-happiness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mishajan.com\/intrinsic-vs-extrinsic-happiness\/","title":{"rendered":"Intrinsic vs Extrinsic Happiness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The motivation behind our goals directly determines the level of satisfaction that can be derived from them. Extrinsic goals are motivated by obtaining external rewards while intrinsic goals are personally rewarding. In this article, you will learn more about the difference between the two, and why intrinsic goals lead to greater overall happiness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
What Are Extrinsic Goals?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Extrinsic goals are goals that are motivated by external forces such as admiration, fame, conformity, and wealth. People with extrinsic goals often compare themselves to others and their self-esteem is largely dependent on external validation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Some examples of extrinsic goals:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n What Are Intrinsic Goals?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n On the other hand, intrinsic goals are goals that have personal meaning attached. These goals will not change as a result of others’ opinions, societal expectations, or monetary benefits. Intrinsic goals are aligned with a person’s genuine passions, core values, or interests. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Some examples of intrinsic goals:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLiving from the inside out, not outside in\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Why you should seek out intrinsic goals?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Countless studies have found that intrinsic goals lead to greater life satisfaction [1]. People who set intrinsic goals focus on what they, themselves, truly find meaningful. Their goals make them happy regardless of any external reinforcement (praise, money, or status). Happiness is truly an intrinsic state of being, so to derive joy from anywhere else is an ephemeral pursuit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Not only do intrinsic goals allow you to feel true happiness, but they are also correlated with greater levels of success. For example, a study analysed the motivations of Army officers and found that those who entered the army with internal reasons ended up being more successful at their job [2]. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Setting intrinsic goals is a choice that you can make. By setting intrinsic goals, your happiness, confidence, and peace will no longer be dependent on external forces, giving you control over your emotions. To learn more about how to set intrinsic goals or get aligned with your path in life, you might want to check out The Purpose of Life & How To Find Yours<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n References:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The motivation behind our goals directly determines the level of satisfaction that can be derived from them. Extrinsic goals are motivated by obtaining external rewards while intrinsic goals are personally rewarding. In this article, you will learn more about the difference between the two, and why intrinsic goals lead to greater overall happiness. What Are…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1030,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[44,1,46],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1028","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-articles","category-all-articles","category-reflections"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mishajan.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1028"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mishajan.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mishajan.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mishajan.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mishajan.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1028"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/mishajan.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1028\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23166,"href":"https:\/\/mishajan.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1028\/revisions\/23166"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mishajan.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1030"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mishajan.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1028"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mishajan.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1028"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mishajan.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1028"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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