What Happens When You Find Your Passion at 12?

Justin Barker on passion, obsession, and standing up for zoo animals — what it costs and what it gives.

Feb 12 • Krista Stryker and Justin Barker

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On Fire: An Essential Guide

The origin story, the science of passion, and where to start

Feb 8 • Krista Stryker

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The Man Who Draws Fire

Mihajlo Stojanovic and His Passion for Illustration

Feb 1 • Krista Stryker

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January 2026

On Fire, Lately — #1

What’s new with On Fire and a few things I’m obsessed with lately

Jan 25 • Krista Stryker

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How Passion Erases the Generation Gap

The specific magic of disconnecting your social circle from your birth year.

Jan 11 • Krista Stryker

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How to Engineer an Obsession

Why passion requires a different toolkit than a standard New Year's resolution.

Jan 5 • Krista Stryker

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December 2025

The On Fire Best of 2025: A User Manual for Caring Deeply

The year's top essays on why "balance" is a trap and how to find your obsession.

Dec 29, 2025 • Krista Stryker

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10 Books on the Light (and Dark) Side of Obsession

My favorite reads on the blurry line between loving your craft and losing yourself.

Dec 21, 2025 • Krista Stryker

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The Secret Society of Passion

From Bourdain’s kitchens to the jiu-jitsu mats: The beauty of being "weird" together.

Dec 14, 2025 • Krista Stryker

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The Entry Fee for Passion Is Feeling Stupid

When the Need to Be 'Good' Keeps You From Feeling Alive

Dec 8, 2025 • Krista Stryker

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November 2025

When Passion Makes You Feel Like an Outsider

The isolation of caring deeply — and why it’s also how you find your people.

Nov 30, 2025 • Krista Stryker

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In Defense of Impractical Passions

The Case for Doing Things Just Because You Love Them

Nov 23, 2025 • Krista Stryker

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