We all see farther by standing on the shoulders of giants. - Steven Kotler

As children we are taught not to play with fire, not how to play with fire.

Once danger becomes its own reward, risk moves from a threat to be avoided to a challenge to be risen toward.

I didn’t come from a religious background. Growing up, everything was proof-driven. If you couldn’t see it, couldn’t experience it, it didn’t exist. But I’ve had experiences that bitch-slapped me out of this lower-order mentality. My need for proof — I’ve been given it. Now, if you want to tell me that God doesn’t exist, well, now you have to prove that to me.