Energy vs. Motivation

Energynoun

The impetus behind all motion and all activity.

Energynoun

The capacity to do work.

Energynoun

(physics) A quantity that denotes the ability to do work and is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass × distance²/time² (ML²/T²) or the equivalent.

Energynoun

An intangible, modifiable force (often characterized as either 'positive' or 'negative') believed in some New Age religions to emanate from a person, place or thing and which is (or can be) preserved and transferred in human interactions; shared mood or group habit; a vibe, a feeling, an impression. aura.}}

Energynoun

A measure of how many actions a player or unit can take; in the fantasy genre often called magic points or mana.

Energynoun

Internal or inherent power; capacity of acting, operating, or producing an effect, whether exerted or not; as, men possessing energies may suffer them to lie inactive.

Energynoun

Power efficiently and forcibly exerted; vigorous or effectual operation; as, the energy of a magistrate.

Energynoun

Strength of expression; force of utterance; power to impress the mind and arouse the feelings; life; spirit; - said of speech, language, words, style; as, a style full of energy.

Energynoun

Capacity for performing work.

Energynoun

(physics) the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs;

Energynoun

an exertion of force;

Energynoun

enterprising or ambitious drive;

Energynoun

an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing);

Energynoun

a healthy capacity for vigorous activity;

Energynoun

the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977

Energy

In physics, energy is the quantitative property that must be transferred to a body or physical system to perform work on the body, or to heat it. Energy is a conserved quantity; the law of conservation of energy states that energy can be converted in form, but not created or destroyed.

Motivationnoun

Willingness of action especially in behavior.

Motivationnoun

The action of motivating.

Motivationnoun

Something which motivates.

Motivationnoun

An incentive or reason for doing something.

Motivationnoun

(advertising) A research rating that measures how the rational and emotional elements of a commercial affect consumer intention to consider, visit, or buy something.

Motivationnoun

The act or process of motivating.

Motivationnoun

The mental process that arouses an organism to action; as, a large part of a teacher's job is to give students the motivation to learn on their own.

Motivationnoun

The goal or mental image of a goal that creates a motivation{2}; as, the image of a peaceful world is a powerful motivation for only a rare few individuals.

Motivationnoun

the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior;

Motivationnoun

the condition of being motivated;

Motivationnoun

the act of motivating; providing incentive

Motivation

Motivation is what explains why people or animals initiate, continue or terminate a certain behavior at a particular time. Motivational states are commonly understood as forces acting within the agent that create a disposition to engage in goal-directed behavior.