In order to get the best of it, you will need to find a way to maintain your initial level of motivation. It doesn't so much matter whether your motivation is extrinsic or intrinsic, so long as it is sufficient to keep pushing towards the result you're trying to achieve. Extrinsic motivation means the motivating factor is external to the person; someone else or something else is driving them. Intrinsic motivation on the other hand is motivation that a person summons from within themselves. It's not dependent on external factors.
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