Extrinsic motivations depend on results that are out of our control while intrinsic motivations depend on things we could do that are under our control.
The rest of it is tucked into a pocket of protective fat, tethered down by six straplike extrinsic eye muscles, and jammed into the bony orbit of your skull.
And in fact, the more we try to use extrinsic motivations like that, goal-oriented motivations like that, it does appear as though those begin to actually diminish your intrinsic motivations.
Extrinsic motivation, on the other hand, comes from external factors such as rewards or recognition, and can act as a catalyst to drive individuals to achieve educational goals.