I love sports and have always loved it. I get the same kind of rush when I'm playing a sports game and when I'm coding. Sometimes, you just go into a sweet men

I love sports and have always loved it. I get the same kind of rush when I'm playing a sports game and when I'm coding. Sometimes, you just go into a sweet mental zone where you feel unstoppable. and winning a close sports game at the very end is very similar to when you get a complex app to run and functioning. The moment when everything just works out is pure bliss. Video games are also similar. I remember the same feelings playing DOTA, where you have a super close game at the very end and both teams are going for the final push, and you end up executing a perfect plan. Pure bliss. For all of these though, you need to have a certain level of competence through practice or coaching. I'm guessing a lot of people, not just hackers, just never gets to that stage and give up.