A focus on fulfillment also strikes me as increasingly necessary - particularly from the perspective of curing the ills of the U.S. educational system.
"The road probably doesn't rank with the pyramids as a construction feat, but it is a major engineering achievement," said his colleague, geologist James Harrell of the University of Toledo.
Bankers' fat pay packets have attracted much criticism, but a public sector system that does not reward high achievers may be a much bigger problem for America.
Copying research notes from various sources, making a dentist's appointment, and making progress on my blog re-design gave me a feeling of control and accomplishment.
A player who once had to reject the chance to attend a Uruguay youth team training camp because he couldn't afford a pair of boots has had to fight tooth and nail for everything he has achieved.
Some scientists have argued a subset of these high-achievers can be classified as "positive perfectionists, " those who reap the benefits of perfectionism without falling victim to its ills.