> Feynman suggests he got a buzz out of puzzles his whole life Yes, you tend to get good at what gives you a buzz, in a compounding way. But I expect 'buzz' is

> Feynman suggests he got a buzz out of puzzles his whole life Yes, you tend to get good at what gives you a buzz, in a compounding way. But I expect 'buzz' isn't random, either: it'd make sense for personality formation to notice when you show talent at something valued by some of the people around you, and flip some motivational switches in your developing mind. This seems like a better bet for your genes than trying to engineer your motivation and talent towards a common target separately.