Einstein identifies something we often miss: that society's relentless cheerleading for conventional success—the corner office, the trophy, the envy of others—actually poisons the very thing that produces genuine achievement. He's arguing that a young person who loves mathematics will solve better equations than one chasing a paycheck, that intrinsic satisfaction is both more moral *and* more practical than extrinsic reward. Watch a skilled carpenter versus a rushed one, and you'll see the difference; the first finds meaning in joinery itself, while the second merely counts hours. This matters because we spend enormous energy conditioning children to want the wrong things, then wonder why so many talented people feel hollow once they arrive at the destination we pointed them toward.