Deepest motivation: Ikigai
Came across this inspiring post by Psych Safety on Ikigai last week, and I immediately felt I had to save it here, if not for the sake of better interiorising it by writing about it. The post immediately resonated with me because it captures exactly how I felt, many moons ago, when I came across the Internet, around 1996. I felt that the internet, with its rebel, distributed architecture would have changed the world, and for the better. I wanted to be a part of it because I thought I would be good at it, I would enjoy it and I could earn an income at the same time. 25 years later I still find that it's the same combination of things that motivates me the most deeply and ultimately allows me to be effective: Am I good at this (or willing to improve)? Does this benefit others and have a positive impact on the world? Will this help me make a living (or am I consciously choosing to do it for free)? Does it feel good? Do I love it? If I had to point at something that I feel is missing ...