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> Everything I do day-to-day is either stuff that I need to do to pay the bills and support my family That's the universal trap. > people like Feynman are bor
by yarky 5y ago
> Everything I do day-to-day is either stuff that I need to do to pay the bills and support my family
That's the universal trap.
> people like Feynman are born with a burning passion for learning that most people just don't have.
I am not sure about that. I'd say most people lose sight of their true passion. Mine happened to be programming, which now helps me pay my bills. But I'd be screwed if my true passion was drawing...
Wait, I used to love drawing, until I took drawing "lessons".
> Now, at halfway through my 50s, I would not be able to answer the standard interview question "what are you passionate about?"
I once heard this logic which did guide me a lot : if you were older (say 80), what would yo regret not having even tried ?
If you haven't even tried, let's try.
- throwawayboise 5y ago> if you were older (say 80), what would yo regret not having even tried ? I would imagine it would be the same answer as today: nothing comes to mind. I honestly cannot think of anything that I regret never trying. I mean, it seems almost tautological. If I had that much of a drive and/or passion for something, I would have tried it or be doing it.
- dominotw 5y agoisn't it usually the opposite. You try it and then develop a passion for it. Not other way around.
- dominotw 5y ago> That's the universal trap. What do you mean by 'trap'. Its something people have to do no?
- forgotmypw17 5y agoThe belief that it is something you have to do is how the trap works.