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Let's Talk About Passion

Thomas De Moor on October 03, 2019

Thousands of articles online talk about "five easy ways to find your passion today" or "three simple questions to finding your passion" or any othe...
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3bdulra7eem

I'm currently experiencing what you are talking about
The best statement that i need to keep in mind is when I try new stuff I should think of getting better at doing it instead of make it my passion because I went through many experiences with different communities but in the end I quit early ... I think the reason that I thought that this would be my passion maybe?

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Thomas De Moor

It's good to experiment with many different things, but it's also worth pushing through until you get at least a little bit better. I have a feeling that many people give up on something before they've given it a proper shot!

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Blossom

I definitely consider myself a passionate person and in my experience, passion and wanting to get better at something go hand-in-hand (Back in college, I've witnessed this too many times as organizations go under because leaders simply did not care to do better). But mostly, I agree that trying to "find" your passion is a bit overrated. I'm all about creating yourself into the person you want to be if that makes sense. And if you don't know what you want to be, experiment, experiment, experiment! All in all, great read!

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Thomas De Moor

Exactly! We're on the same page here.

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orionrush

:) I love his newsletter too
pjrvs.com/passionkills/

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Teodor Chirileanu

Thanks for the article
It's essential to try out a few things before single-ing one of them and get better at it - the feeling of being good at something is priceless

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Aubrey Fletcher

This got me really fired up. But do you think there's a fine line between passion and hunger? I am reading a book and I am on a chapter about hunger, and I am applying this to my own life.

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Thomas De Moor

I'd say hunger is a component of passion. I can't quite put my finger on why yet, but passion feels larger than hunger.

Maybe because you'll have bad days (or periods of time) where you're not eager to work on your passion, but you're still convinced it's your passion.

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Douglas Fugazi

Thank you for this words to keep me motivated