Where–if anywhere–do our actual limits lie? - Steven Kotler

It’s not how good you are; it’s how good you want to be.

Curiosity into passion; passion into purpose; and purpose into patient profit — that’s the safest way to play this game.

Scientists who study human motivation have lately learned that after basic survival needs have been met, the combination of autonomy (the desire to direct your own life), mastery (the desire to learn, explore, and be creative), and purpose (the desire to matter, to contribute to the world) are our most powerful intrinsic drivers — the three things that motivate us most. All three are deeply woven through the fabric of flow.