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While its great to have things jump when you say jump, the point should be to command with the spirit of a game master. The purpose of power is to increase the efficiency of the work via centralization so that more people can play.

Thoughts like "How can I motivate X" are wrong because it indicates an incorrect mindset. The right thought should be "How is this person not having fun?"

Or for the self. "Why am I not happy?" Usually it's closely related to not wanting to look stupid. Which would explain why the children and the old tend to be more happy despite not being at their 'prime'. They don't have to care so much.

When I try to teach piano for example, even though I'm trying to share a path that's "fun" rather than a grueling path of music reading, theory, and scale practice, there's a large barrier. Sitting in front of a piano as a beginner makes anyone feel like an inept fool.

So the "fun" path is almost impossible to share because of how sensitive people become. Sometimes they'll get inspired but in a "Ok, what book should I read? What teachers? What process?"

It reminds me of a period in my life where I really thought I cared about machine learning and some other 'smart thing'. Looking back, I didn't really give a damn. I just didn't want to be left behind looking stupid.

Status/Power and Useless are like two poles. Worshipped and rejected by society. "Love" however exists at the useless pole. Like a pet, or a teddy bear.

Doing what you love always has an aspect of looking like you're doing something unproductive. The trouble is that there's a minority of people where this overlaps with what society values. Those are the lucky folks.