You want to win more when you win. That's the thing about winning, it becomes addictive.
Fame is addictive. Money is addictive. Attention is addictive. But golf is second to none.
Winning can be addictive
Not winning a tournament is not an option for me, unless it's no longer theoretically possible - then of course winning becomes impossible. But up to that point, not winning is just not an option.
If I post a selfie, and you like it, it's of little cost to you, but it feels great to me. That becomes addictive, and you see people's narcissism so quickly. I think that's a very dangerous thing for us all to be addicted to.
Tragedy, no matter how sad, becomes boring to those not caught in its addictive caress.
The energy released by it is enormous and it becomes quite addictive, the power between the audience and the actor.
When you have an addictive personality, you fixate upon things easily. Routines and behaviors, and ritual, becomes very important.
Winning is very addictive, that's why it's very hard when suddenly - boom - you are not the favorites any more.
I got addicted. News, particularly daily news, is more addictive than crack cocaine, more addictive than heroin, more addictive than cigarettes.
Everything is addictive to me but tattoos are addictive to all.
You start doing the addictive behavior to feel good and then your receptors get overloaded with dopamine, then you stop doing the addictive thing and some of the receptors have shut down and you don't have enough dopamine to feel good. So then you feel bad and go back to the addictive behavior to get more dopamine. The strange thing is that it works with what we think of as uppers and downers and whatever you call gambling - sidewaysers.
Just think of the opportunities we can unlock by making education as addictive as a video game. This type of experiential, addictive learning improves decision-making skills and increases the processing speed and spatial skills of the brain. When was the last time your child asked for help with a video game?
You can be creative and not addictive, or addictive and not creative. Most addicted people do not produce anything of remarkable note.
That's the toughest part about coaching, I think, is that the longer you're in it, the more winning becomes, 'Phew, I'm glad we won,' and the losing is like just the most brutal thing ever.
There's something very addictive about people pleasing. It's a thought pattern and a habit that feels really, really good until it becomes desperate.