Dr. Alok 'Dr. K' Kanodia
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Because we started focusing on efficiency and productivity and getting more for doing less.
And in doing so, we literally shut off the circuits in our brain that make us intrinsically motivated.
We flipped that switch.
So stretch your capacity.
I love this because this is something that gamers know how to do all the time.
I fucking play Dota with these people who are terrible at Dota.
And the reason that they're terrible is because they throw all the time.
And why do they throw all the time?
Because they're pushing their limits.
We're ahead by like 10K.
We're winning.
And they're like, let's tower dive.
Let's see if we can tower dive and survive.
And why do those people play Dota?
They're intrinsically motivated.
No one is telling them you're going to play Dota because it's going to help you on your resume.
No one is telling them it's going to help you get laid.
It's going to help you do this.
It is the stretching of your capacity.
Let's see if we can do more.