Human motivation is not merely a collection of biological drives but an expression of higher-order goals and values that calibrate our emotions and guide our actions toward future outcomes.

“Emotion is experienced in relationship to a goal. Positive emotion indicates you're moving towards the goal. Negative emotion indicates that something has gone astray.”

Humans possess an innate drive to create 'action at a distance,' which manifests in technology, career pursuits, and social impact when positively channeled.

“I've been watching these videos of elon's rockets and thinking like that is awesome that is awesome we're built on a throwing platform you know yeah just there's one image of the of the the rocket thrusters that just captivated me”