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Motivation

Motivation

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Motivation

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- Motivation is the force that initiates, sustains and directs behavior. It drives everything we do from eating to social interactions, to creativity and exploration. There are multiple theories of motivation and ways to describe it, but they all provide a framework for understanding and describing what makes people interact, what keeps them focused and what keeps them going. Understanding motivation helps us better describe the context and goals because it helps us understand the people, situation, needs, objectives, importance and urgency. We'll discuss a few theories of motivation that can help us understand why people interact with products the way they do. Let's start with locus of control. Sometimes people are motivated for external reasons, such as gaining attention, fame or money. And sometimes people are motivated for internal reasons, such as curiosity, competition or being helpful. When describing motivation…

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