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That's not an accurate summary. What he's saying is that you can pick any of your superficial interests (the things that you want or like) and construct a passi
by sofal 17y ago
That's not an accurate summary. What he's saying is that you can pick any of your superficial interests (the things that you want or like) and construct a passion from it by getting really good at it. The message is for those people who have many interests but are either trying to figure out which of these interests contains their passion or they're waiting for a flash of insight that tells them to drop everything and do a 180.
In short, his point is that you should stop trying to discover your passion and start creating it.
- angelbob 17y ago"What he's saying is that you can pick any of your superficial interests (the things that you want or like) and construct a passion from it by getting really good at it." Yes. That's what he saying. That you can pick any of those interests, and that it doesn't matter which. He's doing that partially by redefining "passion" to mean "something you've done long enough to be good at it", which is strongly at odds with the colloquial definition, which involves liking it.
- sofal 17y agoHis redefinition of passion is: Passion: The feeling that arises from having mastered a skill that earns you recognition and rewards. He did not toss out the "like" or even the "love" from the idea. The feeling is the exact same. What he changed is how that feeling comes about. If you have an interest in something, that means you like it at least enough to explore it further. What he is saying is that if you like something, you can work at it and get to the point where you've turned a simple "like" into a "passion".