Jordan Peterson on motivation

You're going to have to put some effort into your life and you need to be motivated to do that.  And so, what are the potential sources of motivation?  You can think about them in the big five manner.  If you're an extrovert you want friends.  If you're agreeable you want an intimate relationship.  If you're disagreeable you want to win competitions.  If you're open you want to engage in creative activity.  If you're high in neuroticism you want security.  So those are all sources of potential motivation that you can draw on, that you can tailor to your own personality.

~ Jordan Peterson, speech on YouTube, 5:30 mark, July 26, 2021