Intrinsic motivation can be built when something in the environment grabs our attention and when we are curious to learn more. Curiosity is a wonderful tool in building your child’s intrinsic interest in learning and exploring their world but is often lost as we get older. Use the simple question “I wonder what will happen next?” to get your children more intrinsically motivated and engaged with the world around them. You can even use this question for yourself, helping to prevent what we think we know from our past in shaping our futures.
Jim Quik, a thought leader in the world of accelerated learning, says the first thing we need to do to speed up our minds and learn new information quickly is to forget everything we thing we already know. Only in this state of open minded curiosity can we boost our intrinsic desire to learn and retain new information.