We normally think about them as being intrinsic to a person. People are either motivated or they’re not; accordingly, we describe motivation with terms like desire or heart. But in these experiments, motivation is not a possession but rather the result of a two-part process of channeling your attention: Here’s where you’re at and Here’s where you want to go.
An athlete or student is not inherently lazy. They have just lost sight of where they are and where they want to go, but what about their why? Or the driving force to get them to that point?
