Field Notes

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 •

The Bad Advice to “Find” Your Passion

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

Jun 17 •

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 •

If Not This, Then What?

A Creative Tool for Exploring Multiple Paths to a Passionate Life

May 29 •

Is There Such a Thing as Healthy Obsession?

Rethinking Obsession in the Science of Passion

May 14 •

Too Much… Or Just Passionate?

Why So Many of Us Were Taught to Dim Our Passion — And How to Turn the Light Back Up

Apr 30 •

What Nine Years of Handstands Taught Me About Passion

Six lessons I’ll carry with me long after I stopped training every day.

Apr 13 •

Passion vs. Everything Else

Why Passion Feels Selfish — and Why That Might Be the Point

Mar 30 •

Should You Make a Living from Your Passion?

Lessons from a Hot Sauce Maker, a Bookstore Owner, and a Skater Who Turned Passion Into a Career — Without Losing the Love

Mar 9 •

The Passion Discovery Checklist

A Simple Way to Find and Pursue Your Next Passion

Feb 9 •

When the Fire Flickers

The Link Between Passion and Burnout

Jan 26 •

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