Exactly, it's tricky. I don't know if anyone else will find this funny, but here's a conversation I had recently:

Me: "Alright, I think I've decided to make myself even more horribly afraid of the consequences of flinching away from examining lost purposes and not thinking things through from first principles."
Other: "Um um um um so I'm not sure that's a good idea..."
Me: "Why? See, it's possible that it will destroy my motivation system, but the best thinkers I know by far all seem to have this tendency. My only comparative advantage at this point is in thinking well. Therefore..."
Other: "You bastard."