Motivation

Developing and cultivating good habits is crucial for your academic and professional success. Two central concepts in motivational psychology, intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, play an important role here:

Intrinsic motivation arises from internal incentives. When you are intrinsically motivated, you learn out of your own interest and enjoyment of a task. Our course relies entirely on this motivation, because it is sustainable and often leads to deeper learning and greater satisfaction. So we hope you are interested in the course Life Art & Entrepreneurship because you are fascinated by the topic, not because you will receive ECTS credits for it.

Extrinsic motivation, on the other hand, is driven by external incentives such as grades, rewards or recognition. This form of motivation can be effective for achieving short-term goals or completing necessary tasks that may be less interesting.

Understanding these types of motivation is essential for forming good habits. James Clear, author of the book ‘Atomic Habits’, suggests developing habits in stages, making small, easy-to-implement changes. One approach to this could be to couple new habits with existing routines, which Clear calls ‘habit stacking’. For example, you could develop the habit of studying right after breakfast to establish a regular study routine.

Clear also emphasises the importance of environment in habit formation. A well-organised, distraction-free study environment can make extrinsic motivators like deadlines less stressful and promote intrinsic motivation by reducing distractions.

Illustrated book summary: How to become 37.78 times better at anything | Atomic Habits summary (by James Clear)

Entrepreneurial Design stimmig zur Person - Teil 1 | Teil 2 | Teil 3 - Dr. Gerhard Huhn (Entrepreneurship Summit 2015 - Videos are in German)

Entrepreneurial design that suits the person - Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 - Dr. Gerhard Huhn

RSA ANIMATE: Changing Education Paradigms - Ken Robinson (2010)

Why don’t we get the best out of people? Sir Ken Robinson argues that it’s because we’ve been educated to become good workers, rather than creative thinkers.

„Discover your own potential” - Prof. Dr. Gerald Hüther (Entrepreneurship Summit 2012 - Video is in German)

„Wer nichts unternimmt, verliert seine Lebendigkeit” - Prof. Dr. Gerald Hüther (Entrepreneurship Summit 2022 - Video is in German)

‘If you do nothing, you lose your vitality.’ - Prof. Dr. Gerald Hüther

Ressourcen:

• Atomic Habits https://jamesclear.com/habits