Agree. There was this great demotivational poster that summed up my belief. Where is it...ah: http://despair.com/collections/demotivators/products/motivat... MOTIVATION: If a pretty poster and a cute saying are all it takes to motivate you, you probably have a very easy job. The kind robots will be doing soon.

My motivation comes from a wellspring of desire to know. Desire to master. If someone needs another human to be that source of motivation, then they are already doomed. Degree or not.