Archive - On Fire

The Bad Advice to “Find” Your Passion

Most people don’t fail to find passion. They quit too soon.

Jun 17 •

The Case for High-Intensity Living

Dispatch #8 from the Human Aliveness Lab

Jun 13 •

I’ve Interviewed 80+ Passionate People. These 10 Lessons Changed Me the Most.

What I learned after a year and a half of asking what lights people up — and how they keep the fire alive.

Jun 11 •

What Flow Misses About Feeling Fully Alive

Dispatch #7 from the Human Aliveness Lab

Jun 8 •

The Joy of Loving a Craft

Dispatch #6 from the Human Aliveness Lab

Jun 6 •

What Made You Weird as a Kid? (And Why it Still Matters)

Dispatch #5 from the Human Aliveness Lab

Jun 3 •

When Passion Makes You Feel Small

Dispatch #4 from the Human Aliveness Lab

Jun 1 •

May 2025

If Not This, Then What?

A Creative Tool for Exploring Multiple Paths to a Passionate Life

May 29 •

The Courage to Care Out Loud

Dispatch #3 from the Human Aliveness lab

May 27 •

The Pain of Waking Up — and Why It’s Worth It

Dispatch #2 from the Human Aliveness Lab

May 25 •

Why Aliveness Matters Now

A behind-the-scenes series on building an aliveness movement from the Human Aliveness Lab

May 23 •

Is There Such a Thing as Healthy Obsession?

Rethinking Obsession in the Science of Passion

May 14 •

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