During the last few years of my grandpa’s life, Grandpa Mort became increasingly more and more amotivated and autonomously motivated. He spent his time doing what he wanted to do rather than what other people expected and wanted him to do. These activities were things such as joining classes, ignoring societal rules, and health decisions. At 80 years old, Grandpa Mort joined several introductory courses including Spanish, Mandarin, and Photoshop. The motivation behind filling his day with classes was mostly intrinsic because it was based off the whim of what he wanted to take. The classes he took were all chosen simply because he wanted to spend his time doing what he enjoyed- learning. Eventually, Grandpa Mort also refused to follow the unwritten societal rules of conduct. He would say inappropriate things at the wrong time mostly because he knew he could get away with it.
