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The Courage to Care
On Passion, Losing, and Going All In
Sep 1 • 
Krista Stryker
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August 2025

The Case Against Balance
Why Letting Yourself Care Deeply Will Make You Worse at Everything Else (And Why That’s Worth It)
Aug 24 • 
Krista Stryker
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The Lightning Bolt Myth
What We Get Wrong About “Finding” Passion
Aug 21 • 
Krista Stryker
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When Passion Comes First
Caprice Hogg on Designing a Life Around Her Art
Aug 12 • 
Krista Stryker
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You Won’t Always Feel On Fire
That Doesn’t Mean the Fire Is Gone
Aug 4 • 
Krista Stryker
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When Passion Becomes Who You Are
On Long-Term Passion, Rejection, and Choosing the Path Anyway
Aug 1 • 
Krista Stryker
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July 2025

The Passion Cycle
The Three Stages of Lasting Passion
Jul 28 • 
Krista Stryker
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The Power of Witnessing Someone Else’s Passion
On Passion, Risk, and the Joy of Seeing Someone Else Light Up
Jul 15 • 
Krista Stryker
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Why You Can’t Just “Take a Break” from Your Passion
It’s Not Just in Your Head
Jul 7 • 
Krista Stryker
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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 • 
Krista Stryker
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June 2025

What is Aliveness, Really?
Dispatch #11 from the Human Aliveness Lab
Jun 27 • 
Krista Stryker
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Can You Have a Passion... And a Life?
Dispatch #10 from the Human Aliveness Lab
Jun 22 • 
Krista Stryker
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