Dr. Paul Conti

So therefore, I'm more likely by applying myself more to get better results.

But again, if I decide, no, I'm just going to apply myself 24-7, right?

Now I'm neglecting my health.

I'm

So there's an optimal range.

And when we're in that range, we're healthily asserting ourselves.

We're strongly asserting ourselves.

It's not too much, but we're doing justice by ourselves.

It's not too little.

So maybe some of what I have to give, I leave on the table, right?

It's not too little.

It's not too much.

Then we're in a healthy range where we're being active in the world around us.

And instead of being passive in like the kind of world happening to us or life happening to us, we're on the front foot and we're guiding life forward.

And the same thing is true with the pleasure drive where we want to get happiness and gratification from the things that we do.

So if I work hard, I want to be able to feel good about that.

I want to be able to get good feedback and maybe I'm rewarded with a raise, right?

I want to feel good.

I want good things to come back to me.

If I crave too much of that, then I might get covetous.