That’s why people who seek out group flow often join startups or work for themselves. Serial entrepreneurs keep starting new business as much for the flow experience, as for the additional success.
Steven KotlerRead
When doing what we most love transforms us into the best possible version of ourselves and that version hints at even greater future possibilities, the urge to explore those possibilities becomes feverish compulsion. Intrinsic motivation goes through the roof. Thus flow becomes an alternative path to mastery, sans the misery.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Engaging in our passions enables personal growth and fueled ambition.
This quote emphasizes that when we pursue our true passions, we not only improve ourselves but also become excited about the future and the possibilities that lie ahead. It highlights that intrinsic motivation is heightened during such pursuits, suggesting that finding flow in our activities can lead to mastery and fulfillment without the suffering often associated with hard work.
Themes
PassionMotivationMasteryFlowSelf-Improvement
In practice
Example use cases
During a motivational speech at a conference about personal growth.
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