It was a discussion about why we do what we do.
In terms of jobs to simply gain an extrinsic reward.
Considering this we can think about how after repetition and familiarity begins to erode the extrinsic barrier and we find ourselves actually becoming addicted or hooked on the intrinsic rewards of skill built on practice and comfort because of predictability and familiarity of we do, or rather assume that we know how to do well.
Knowing this we crave the 'pseudo intrinsic' reward now simply because it is what we've trained ourselves to predict and want.
Almost like falling in love with your captor or learning to love the thorn in your side because you've trained yourself to live with a familiar pain or a familiar face....all based on predictability.
But then again for the restless, how or when do we know to just remove the thorn, let it bleed and run , or rather should we say race forward towards true fulfillment?
One this topic I will ask the random blogger, then why do we write and share our deepest thoughts with an unknown audience rather than communicate to those around us?
What are we seeking?
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hello,
I can see this is a 2010 post still wished to share my interest in the topic. ^_^
I totally agree with what you said in your post. I feel like we attach a part of our identity
or self-image to the things we think we want. Surely, there was a time when we didn't know
we wanted it and learned to want it now. Hence, the emotional experience or adventure in
the pursuit of it all. I wonder is it like a lion teaching it's cub to hunt for survival?
We teach our younger ones what survival means in whatever way we made sense of it.
And we teach them to want the same to be ok in life. It can range from success to relationships.
In order to be happy we learned to not be happy without it. lol. Irony of it all.
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