Designing the Mind: The Principles of Psychitecture

by Ryan A. Bush

People obsessively track and optimize their sleep, nutrition, and exercise regimens. But people who obsessively and directly optimize the structure of their minds for flourishing are less common.

Falling within the current normal range of psychological health is nothing to aspire to. We are interested in far exceeding this line - in psychological greatness. We want to structure our minds in the ways that will lead to our deepest fulfillment. But there is no such force that naturally pulls you above this line. That is why we have to carve out the path toward the peaks of psychological well-being ourselves.