• not learning oneself, self-master as self-discovery & self-awareness
• spirituality as learning of oneself
• enjoy time doing nothing, also find things you like to do
• each person find way to climb the mountain (gaining clarity on top of mountain)
• 5 hindrances as challenges to journey (state of mind, not having/getting clarity)
• (1) sensual desire
• 2 ill will (rejection, also see my ideas on madness) "let go"
• 3 sloth (dullness of mind/body) lack if motivation/energy (see flow)
• 4 restlessness (not being in present)
• 5 sceptical doubt (being indecisive, getting lost in thoughts)
• structure/design life to prevent hindrances from arising (see my way of life as making environments/practices to prevent?) "techniques to remove them"
• (4 steps to prevent the hindrances)
• 1 what is your state of mind
• 2 accept the situation/someone/something to be they way it is/the way they are
• 3 emotional & mental questioning (why did it come up? understanding it, what will happen if it remains?)
• 4 non-identification (I am not my mind, my body, or my emotions, it is just that I am there to observe them all)

MIT Study Mechanical skills: larger reward leads to better performance Cognitive skills: larger reward leads to poorer performance

Pay people enough to not think about money, it is no longer a factor

Autonomy/Mastery/Self-Actualization If want engagement, self-direction is better Atlassian, work on whatever you want for 24 hours Allow learners to guide their own learning

Mastery--we want to get better at stuff because it's satisfying; people have jobs, and for free people do lots of hard work; challenge, mastery and making a contribution: purpose motive

We are purpose motivated and want to be self-directed

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