What Nat Friedman thinks about motivation
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1 dated position, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Nat Friedman has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Their wordsWhere do you get your dopamine? The answer is predictive of your behavior Better to get your dopamine from improving your ideas than from having them validated