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First comes interest. Passion begins with intrinsically enjoying what you do.
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…research shows that people are enormously more satisfied with their jobs when they do something that fits their personal interests.
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…people whose jobs match their personal interests are, in general, happier with their lives as a whole.
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…interests thrive when there is a crew of encouraging supports, including parents, teachers, coaches, and peers.
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…the reality is that our early interests are fragile, vaguely defined, and in need of energetic, years-long cultivation and refinement.
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Rush a beginner and you’ll bludgeon their budding interest. It’s very, very hard to get that back once you do.
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To be interesting is, literally, to be different.
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So, interest – the desire to learn new things, to explore the world, to seek novelty, to be on the lookout for change and variety – it’s a basic drive. – Paul Silvia
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Remember that interests must be triggered again and again and again. Find ways to make that happen. And have patience. The development of interests takes time.
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…experts are more interested in what they did wrong – so they can fix it, rather than what they did right.
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