Intrinsic motivation is when you are motivated to do something because you enjoy doing doing it. Extrinsic motivation is when you do something for rewards or to avoid negative consequences. Some may say that intrinsic motivation is better then extrinsic motivation because someone may stick to a task longer because they enjoy it. However, without extrinsic motivation many would not get daily tasks done like going to work, cleaning and exercising. For example, extrinsic motivation would be applying to a better college for academics so that he can get a better job in the long run and make more money. Extrinsic motivation would be picking a college based on location, perhaps close to the beach, so that he will have more fun while attending