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"Those few people—the ones that actually finish—know the deep satisfaction of seeing something through to the end. It’s a satisfaction much deeper than the euph
by iandanforth 3y ago
"Those few people—the ones that actually finish—know the deep satisfaction of seeing something through to the end. It’s a satisfaction much deeper than the euphoric high of starting."
For me, this is false. I see other people who jump for joy at winning, who seem to really really like overcoming obstacles, who do get some deep satisfaction from accomplishment. I don't. Winning and completion feel ok, but at their most powerful they feel like a relief from the stress of effort or the shame of not getting something done. I look at people who get a natural internal reward for doing hard things like they have a super power. It's like they get paid millions for their work while I'm over here getting pennies.
Over the years I've had to actively work to focus on intellectual pride rather than any feelings of satisfaction or accomplishment. If there's no rush then at least I can objectively say "I've done X to an acceptable level of quality" and have confidence that others will react positively. To some degree I get that feeling of reward from external praise, which I'm very thankful for, as I'd hate to be totally missing out on feelings of satisfaction, but I imagine there are people who don't even have that.
So ultimately I feel like the author has failed to conceive of a world where people are wired differently and is saying "You'd like it if you tried it" without considering the possibility that, no, not everyone will like it enough to try it a second time.
- shrimp_emoji 3y agoYep. This is totally me. It's as if my brain isn't wired to process "good news" or "triumph". The closest thing to that is rather final relief from some huge pain in the ass, and even that's fleeting. I think I could be told I just won a billion dollars, and I'd focus on whatever my next problem is in like 15 minutes. And the things I do are usually not huge pains in the ass since I usually only do stuff when I enjoy the journey. The destination can be nice, but not just because I'm stoked about reaching it.