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"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 go
by 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".