The concept of 'the source,' whether Chi or dopamine, represents neural circuits that enable goal identification, sustained effort, and achievement.

“when we hear about Chi from Eastern medicine or we talk about motivation drive and pursuit in on Western neurobiological languages that relates to dopamine or we hear about the source maybe in my podcast episode with the one and only Rick Rubin incredibly productive music producer who's as an just an unbelievable track record in terms of creative Endeavors and he talks about the source we're really talking about the same thing which is this set of circuits within us that allow us to identify what we want and then lean into effort and then to do that in a persistent way that allows us to reach our goals”