The Different Categories of Motivation

Below is the list of activities that I did within the last 24 hours 

Waking up 

Making my bed 

Using washroom 

Driving to work 

Taking shower 

Brushing teeth 

Having meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner) 

Feeding my dog 

Drinking water during the day 

Sleeping 

Applying makeup 

Styling my hair 

Going to Starbucks 

Checking/Posting on social media 

Running 

Talking to my mom 

Working on the school assignment 

Taking care of my face/skincare 

Taking my dog for a nature walk 

Getting gas 

Cooking dinner 

Cleaning dishes 

Laundry 

Vacuum cleaning my apartment 

Reading book 

The table below shows the classification of the various activities into Biological Motivations, Learned Motivations, or stimulus Motivations. 

This assignment was both intriguing and challenging for me. It was difficult for me to categorize some of the activities I did during the day into the various categories of motivation. Some tasks appear to be under both learned and stimulated motivation. For example, I have learned how to take care of my skin, but it also encourages me since it is fun and I want to look nice. I also had a hard time categorizing the tasks I did for my dog. It is unquestionably not biological for me, but it is biological for my dog. However, my dog is a part of me; she is, after all, my baby, and I want her to live. Therefore it might be classified as biological in this case. I put it under-stimulation in my list, but I believe it might also go under learned because we learn that we must care for our pets. Overall, it was a challenging exercise that helped me reflect on what motivates me to undertake my daily activities.