I mostly agree with the author's message that we spend far too much time trying to "improve" ourselves through knowledge-seeking, rather than simply doing. How

I mostly agree with the author's message that we spend far too much time trying to "improve" ourselves through knowledge-seeking, rather than simply doing. However, simply "doing what you love" ignores the reality that our level of interest and passion waxes and wanes, and sometimes willpower is needed to pull us through those times where we're waiting for our feelings to "catch up" with what our mind knows to be true (that we really do love something). I've been a runner for two decades now and genuinely love the pleasure of an intense puke-worthy workout, but some days running doesn't immediately fall under the category of "doing what I love", until I coax myself to get out there and take a few steps. He does touch on another great point, which is man's want for eternal significance - that desire to be known long after he is dead. It often does manifest itself as an increasing incline on the treadmill of "achievement".