As good of a model that this is in explaining the experience of finding "your life's work" it's useless in terms of how to get there. The best algorithm would b

As good of a model that this is in explaining the experience of finding "your life's work" it's useless in terms of how to get there. The best algorithm would be "keep looking until you find it, unless you stumble upon it by accident" Cal Newport has a slightly more actionable algorithm based on Self-Determination Theory. He has a detailed post on it. http://calnewport.com/blog/2010/04/09/corrupted-callings-the-subtle-difference-between-finding-your-lifes-work-and-loving-your-life/ http://calnewport.com/blog/2010/04/09/corrupted-callings-the...