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Motives and Goals - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Some of my big life goals is being financially stable in the future. Being able to provide for my family and have a successful career.
        
        To achieve this goal I have to start out somewhere such as by being able to be financially stable I need to first graduate college. One of my goals right now is to graduate with my bachelor's degree.
        
        To achieve my goal I need to do daily actions to achieve this such as going into class, studying, and being productive.
        
        To be able to achieve these goals I have to stay motivated. I got to be motivated enough by my big life goal to reach my sub-goals.
  - - - In my situation, my goal is to finish off the semester with good grades. To complete this I need to study to do well on my exams and do my assignments. For me it's hard to stay focused since I do procrastinate a lot. I have to have self-control on how much I am on my phone when I am trying to study or complete assignments,
  - - - Ex : “If you study well, you will enrich yourself with the gift of knowledge” – that’s the motivator for promotion focused people
    - - Ex: “You don’t study you will fail”
  - - - I could establish a reward system like if I finish my assignments I will allow myself to go out and enjoy myself. If I don't complete it I need to stay in.
        
        This will make me complete my assignments much faster and reduce my temptations of being on my phone.
- - - - Some people have a natural ability to exercise self-control more easily than others
  - - - Metacognitive strategies help and use operant condition techniques on your own behavior!
    - - Know that exercising self-control drains individuals of limited physiological and psychological resources to pursue goals
        
        When you feel depleted, take a break! Come back to the goal when you are rejuvenated
  - - - Deliberative phase- Here people decide on a goal to pursue
      - Implemental phase- Here people decide what specific actions to take to make progress towards the valued goal
  - - - If progress is greater-than-expected – positive feelings (People tend to coast)
      - If progress is lower-than-expected – negative feelings (People tend to increase effort)
- - - - Motivation can be of two types: Intrinsic versus Extrinsic
        
        Intrinsic motivation: when you want to do something for the pure joy of it!
        
        Extrinsic motivation: when you want to do something because you are chasing an outcome
- - - - When we view the world in terms of our ideals and desires
        
        Key motivator: When you emphasize the potential for gains
  - - - When we view the world from a perspective of duty, obligation, “ought to” kind of thinking
        
        Key motivator: If you emphasize potential for loss
- - - - Decreasing the value of temptations and increasing the value of goal-consistent options
        
        Establishing rewards for goals and penalties for temptations
        
        Pre-committing to forgo temptations and pursue goals
        
        Physically distancing oneself from temptations while making goal-oriented options readily available.