TL;DR Many IT (but not only) people run on adrenaline. We need action, we need bullets whistling around our heads, we need CHALLENGE! This addiction helps to achieve more, develop faster & wallow in satisfaction, but it can also be very dangerous as it makes us more prone to manipulation - we may end up cleaning Augean stables & asking ourselves - "how did I end up doing THAT?!". I'd strongly advise to apply assertiveness & commonsense as a filter when someone taunts us with the word "challenge", even if it may look like our…