Forget Passion, Follow Curiosity - Bobby Yan

Passion can be a fiery thing. It lights you up, gets your heart pounding, makes you raring to go after that thing that drives you wild. When you find your passion, it feels like the world makes sense. You just know that’s your calling. But passion is more like striking a match than keeping a fire going. It burns bright and hot, but it can fizzle out just as quick. Me, I used to be passionate about playing the bongos1. Man, I was into those bongos. I’d play them sunrise to sunset, tapping out rhythms till my hands went numb. But you know what happened? One day I woke up and I just didn’t feel it anymore. That passion had burnt itself out. When it comes to doing your best work, conventional wisdom says you gotta follow your passion. Light that fire under your ass and let it propel you forward! But here’s the thing, chimichangas—passion burns hot and fast. It’s more like a case of gasoline than a nice log cabin fire. One minute you’re all revved up and ready to go, chasing that passion pr

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