CHAPTER 12 IN A SNAP Doing what you’re best at when you’re at your best is the best way to escape the Stress Spiral and live in a way today that will help you thrive tomorrow. The dopamine hits that progress generates are motivating, but character formation and growth are more deeply motivating. Doing what you’re best at when you’re at your best is to some extent about what you accomplish, but to a much deeper extent, it’s about creating the space you need to focus on who you’re becoming. Who you’re becoming is so much more important than what you’re doing.