It’s the combination of three distinct feelings; positive anticipation beforehand, flow during, and fulfillment afterward- that makes a certain activity a strength. And it is this combination of feelings that produces in you the yearning to do the activity, again and again, to practice it over and over, to thrill to the chance to do it just one more time. A strength is far more appetite than ability, and indeed it is the appetite ingredient that feeds the desire to keep working on it and that, in the end, produces the skill improvement necessary for excellent performance. 9 Lies About Work – Marcus Buckingham and Ashley Goodall
