Archive - On Fire

Why You Can’t Just “Take a Break” from Your Passion

It’s Not Just in Your Head

Jul 7 •

Can You Make it Through the Passion Dip?

Why Most People Give Up on Their Passion Too Soon — and How to Know If You Should Stick or Quit

Jul 3 •

June 2025

What is Aliveness, Really?

Dispatch #11 from the Human Aliveness Lab

Jun 27 •

Can You Have a Passion... And a Life?

Dispatch #10 from the Human Aliveness Lab

Jun 22 •

Why the 10,000 Hour Rule Misses the Point of Passion

Dispatch #9 from the Human Aliveness Lab

Jun 19 •

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 •

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