Sam Spurlin wrote an interesting article that really resonated with me, and this article reminded me of it. In particular this bit: > I think there is an under

Sam Spurlin wrote an interesting article that really resonated with me, and this article reminded me of it. In particular this bit: > I think there is an underlying metaphor that we can examine between values and passion. I'm not sure I can go a day without hearing or reading the advice about "finding a passion." I used to be a purveyor of this piece of advice as well. Until I figured out it's basically pointless. The belief that everybody has a particular passion waiting for them somewhere in the world and it just needs to be uncovered like a treasure under a rock is not helpful. Therefore, the dominant activity when trying to uncover or find this passion seems to be flitting from activity to activity, from rock to rock, looking for that elusive passion that will fix all your ills. There's a driving force that if you don't like your situation then you just haven't found your passion yet. I've since decided that this line of thinking is mostly fallacious and that "finding" is the wrong verb to use when describing passion. Instead, we should talk about "developing" passion. The focus is on action and practice. I feel the same way about values. The traditional way of thinking about value places little emphasis on actual action, just like the quest for finding a specific passion. Values shouldn't be discovered but developed over time, like passion. Both of these constructs need a radical overhaul. It's worth a read: http://samspurlin.com/blog/2012/2/12/values-dont-make-your-life-better.html http://samspurlin.com/blog/2012/2/12/values-dont-make-your-l...