Passions are overhyped. People keep talking about finding a passion, doing what you're passionate about. We're almost conditioned into thinking that we must have a passion or we're not living life to the fullest.
I'm 41, I have wonderful family, I live in a safe rich part of the world, my job is challenging and fun, relatively low stress, job offers are plenty full, should I want to do something else and I generally happy with my life, but I am passionate about NOTHING.
Every so often a fun idea for a coding project pops up, either for work or just for fun. Sometimes it's a DIY project, and that keeps me entertained for a bit. I'm just not passionate about those idea and projects. I don't recall ever being passionate about anything the way the internet and society leads me to believe that I should be.
You can liken it to women who expects a prins in shining armor, riding a white horse, to come and carry her away and only he will know her true self, her most inner feeling. You tend to get disappointed if that's your baseline expectation.
I'm as passionate as I ever was, which is "not much". I have interests and beliefs, both in terms of work and life, but they where never passions.
I'm 41, I have wonderful family, I live in a safe rich part of the world, my job is challenging and fun, relatively low stress, job offers are plenty full, should I want to do something else and I generally happy with my life, but I am passionate about NOTHING.
Every so often a fun idea for a coding project pops up, either for work or just for fun. Sometimes it's a DIY project, and that keeps me entertained for a bit. I'm just not passionate about those idea and projects. I don't recall ever being passionate about anything the way the internet and society leads me to believe that I should be.
You can liken it to women who expects a prins in shining armor, riding a white horse, to come and carry her away and only he will know her true self, her most inner feeling. You tend to get disappointed if that's your baseline expectation.
I'm as passionate as I ever was, which is "not much". I have interests and beliefs, both in terms of work and life, but they where never passions.