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I think the rub is that creative things (maybe almost everything, actually) really only grow out of intrinsic motivation. For most people, money is the exact op
by the_cat_kittles 15y ago
I think the rub is that creative things (maybe almost everything, actually) really only grow out of intrinsic motivation. For most people, money is the exact opposite of that.
- Random_Person 15y agoI completely agree with you. I also think that "most people" never truly understand and instead chase the almighty dollar believing it to be the measure of their success. Money doesn't motivate me at all. It is a means of surviving without self-sustaining. I cut my pay in half to become an automotive mechanic and it was the greatest move I ever made. I was no longer working for the dollar, I was working for the joy of fixing things. Literally overnight I became poor and happy simultaneously.
- the_cat_kittles 15y agoThat is really, really cool and inspiring. I think way more things can be fascinating and fulfilling than we think, its just a matter of thinking about them right. Shakespeare's "for there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so" rings truer every day to me.