The losing gamester,in hopes of retrieving past misfortunes,goes on from bad to worse,till growing desperate,he pushes at everything and loses his all.
Moreover, this brain circuit for reward is working, and you're feeling intense energy, intense focus, intense motivation and the willingness to risk it all, to win life's greatest prize.
So when I realized that, I was like, " OK, 2015, I turned 30, it's going to be my year of 'Do it anyway.' Anything that scares me, I'm going to actively pursue it."