MATTHEW BAKER

Mixing mystery and adventure in the tradition of Louis Sachar, Avi, and E.L. Konigsburg, If You Find This is the story of unlikely friendships, unexpected bravery and eleven-year-old Nicholas Funess quest to prove his grandfathers treasure is real. Nicholas is a math and music genius with no friends and a huge problem: His father has lost his job, and theyll have to sell their house, which holds the only memory Nicholas has of his younger brother. Just in time, Nicholass senile grandfather arrives, filled with tales of priceless treasure he has hidden somewhere in town--but where?

« Bienvenue, cher visiteur, dans une nation fière et chargée d’Histoire. Quand vous reposerez ce guide, regardez autour de vous. Une nation n’est pas une terre. Une nation, ce sont ses habitants. »«

In a society obsessed with status, money, and external validation, a rare subset of individuals operates on an entirely different psychological framework. They are completely immune to the pursuit of rewards. They possess an Autotelic Personality.An autotelic individual derives meaning solely from the execution of the task itself, rather than its outcome. Whether they are coding complex software, painting a canvas, or climbing a mountain, the friction of the activity is the reward. This book dissects the neurological resilience of the intrinsically motivated mind.We explore how this rare psychological structure shields individuals from burnout, anxiety, and the crushing weight of public failure. By analyzing the habits of world-class surgeons, chess grandmasters, and obscure artisans, we uncover the mental architecture required to divorce your self-worth from the applause of the crowd.Reclaim your internal drive. Discover the ultimate psychological freedom that comes from doing the work strictly for the sake of the work itself.