Motivational Self-Diagnosis
Answer three questions to identify which motivational source is currently dominant in your decision-making
How this works: Each question presents three options representing the three motivational sources. Choose the option that most accurately reflects your current thinking. There are no "right" answers—this is about self-awareness, not judgment.
You're considering a major career change. What's your primary motivation?
Why do you want to buy that new item (car, phone, clothes, etc.)?
You have a free Saturday afternoon. How do you decide what to do?
Please answer all 3 questions to see results
Important Context
This is situational, not permanent: Your dominant motivational source can change based on context. When you're sleep-deprived or financially stressed, A dominates. When secure and engaged, I can flourish. When surrounded by high-status models and visible competition, M intensifies.
All three are always present: You always have appetites, intrinsic interests, and mimetic influences. This diagnostic identifies which is currently winning the weighting in your brain's common-currency valuation system.
Not a personality test: This isn't about fixed traits. It's about understanding the structural dynamics of motivation so you can make more intentional choices about your environment, goals, and priorities.