Principlev1PR-1924
Use energy diagnostics to distinguish self-concordant goals…
Use energy diagnostics to distinguish self-concordant goals from introjected obligations, because autonomously chosen purposes generate vitality while externally imposed purposes produce depletion regardless of objective success.
Why This Is a Principle
This derives from Satisfying the psychological needs of autonomy, competence… (intrinsic motivation from need satisfaction), Human motivation exists on a spectrum from controlled… (motivation spectrum from controlled to autonomous), and The three basic psychological needs are autonomy… (three basic psychological needs). The principle prescribes using energy as a diagnostic tool with specific interpretation rules.