Comments on: Are Passions Serendipitously Discovered or Painstakingly Constructed?

By: hopeful beginning « code of meaning

hopeful beginning « code of meaning — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:50:38 +0000

[...] tell you anything at all, how to find it, or knowing when that’s true. so i went over to calnewport.com who had something to say about it. passions or “doing what you like” should be [...]

By: Study Hacks » Blog Archive » The Career Craftsman Manifesto

Study Hacks » Blog Archive » The Career Craftsman Manifesto — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 20:23:53 +0000

[...] Are Passions Serendipitously Discovered or Painstakingly Crafted? [...]

By: Dream Job, Real Job, Passion, Calling « Chasing the Blackwood Marathon

Dream Job, Real Job, Passion, Calling « Chasing the Blackwood Marathon — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 09:26:46 +0000

[...] Being really good at something you hate, won’t make you love it. But being really good at something you’re curious about, can. Instead of staring at your navel, trying to discover your passions, go out in the world and start creating them. [...]

By: Study Hacks » Blog Archive » It’s Not About You: David Brooks’ Contrarian Advice for College Graduates

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 16:02:16 +0000

[...] work — in fact, I think this is a fantastic goal. But from my experience studying this issue, passion is not something that you discover and then match a job to; it is, instead, something that grows over time along with your [...]

By: To Find Your Passion, Start With the Right Question | OnTheSpiral

To Find Your Passion, Start With the Right Question | OnTheSpiral — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 12:53:35 +0000

[...] Passion is earned figuratively by striving to develop competence in challenging fields. In one post he defines it as follows: Passion: The feeling that arises from have mastered a skill that earns [...]

By: Don’t Follow Your Passion; Make a Choice

Don’t Follow Your Passion; Make a Choice — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 18:51:52 +0000

[...] 1. Start here: http://calnewport.com/blog/2009/11/24/are-passions-serendipitously-discovered-or-painstakingly-const... [...]

By: Why You Can’t Find Your Passion | KATHRYN'S CONVERSATIONS

Why You Can’t Find Your Passion | KATHRYN'S CONVERSATIONS — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 15:23:17 +0000

[...] They complain to their friends about how they have various interests, but don’t know how to parlay one of them into a career or “doing something that they love.” They talk a lot about doing something and “making it happen” but they never make it happen. No one has bothered to tell these people that they will never know if something is really their passion until they put in countless hours of hard work. [...]

By: Study Hacks » Blog Archive » The Danger of the Dream Job Delusion

Study Hacks » Blog Archive » The Danger of the Dream Job Delusion — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 17:09:43 +0000

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By: The Edge Tipper

The Edge Tipper — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 02:47:30 +0000

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By: fahad

fahad — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:44:19 +0000

finally a paradigm shift that could counter all the self help crap out there.

Around 200 or 300 years ago, most of the creative (passionate) accomplishments were carried out by people who were hobbyists. A dull day job was followed by a creative and interesting hobby.

We need to treat work as work and spend less time on it while being productive. To get the daily dopamine kick do something creative and exciting after work on a daily basis.