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What is your passion in life?

Politics and environment - hence I'm doing a social science environment degree - happy as a pig in shit at the moment
 
^by your screen name, I had guessed that you were a computer science major. But I could also see that you are very knowledgeable about social issues and the environment from your posts.

On the social and environmental side of things, this past year, I've been interested in sustainable and ethical/socially responsible living to the verge of my comfort level. I'm "homesteading" in the desert. I live mostly off-the-grid, and my electricity is solar and wind-generated except when I come into town (a 20 mile bike ride). I hunt, fish, grow, and forage for a portion of my food.

As for astronomy, desert areas have some of the best star viewing conditions in North America. I recently acquired a 4.5" aperture Dobsonian telescope and spend hours spotting and sketching nebulae, galaxies, and star clusters.

Professionally, I'm a neuroscientist, but I've been more interested in artificial intelligence, machine vision, and brain-computer interfaces lately.

Also: skiing, cycling, trail/"volcano" running, reading, fiction writing, living in the "now" in a Zen way, and of course ingesting entheogens.
 
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My passion is literature. I have loved reading since I can remember and I did a Batchelor's degree in English Literature as a mature student.
I have just applied for an MA in English at the same university. Wish me luck :-)
 
I subbed to this thread to keep me thinking about this topic but a lot of the responses are clearly just idle pursuits moreso than passions. I don't agree with how the meaning of the word passion has been downgraded like that. Passion is more than that. Passion is what makes you fearlessly get out of bed in the morning. Passion is what inspires you to set life goals around what you want to do the most in life. Passion is what you suffer for, what you give your blood, sweat and tears for and look back with anything but regret at having done so, even if normal folk might think you're silly or crazy or stupid for doing it. I don't believe your commitment to your so-called passion if you're satisfied to just summarize it in one word or sentence. That's not passion, that's just a pastime
 
Music. To whoever pointed me in the right direction of the part I want to get into thanks. But I gotta help myself first.
 
To not b good but b GREAT at some type of skill, trade,job or even an active hobby( that has the potential of makin money), also to be the opposite of the guy/boss that fucking yells and uses intimidation to frighten or make a point, i know, i am going to be the cool, yet hardass bossman that understands that everyone is going to need a little mentoring and when one of my employees stumble, instead of raging, i sit down with the guy,offer him a soda/drink, and gets his side of the story,and see why the fuck he was where he was at fault at.
Check it, I've had bosses yell so hard at me while i was up on the line working that my mind had gone completely blank, and would look at the boss like wtf did u just call my mom???!

I still need more experience, and training to the point where i can do everything solo.(even the paperwork), and at that time, if i don't have $50,000 to purchase a bad motherfucker 40ft bucket truck then i am going 'in house' with a aerial cable construction company(thats known all over? And shit after 7 years or w,e maybe sooner, ill have more then enough to own 2 buckets, and 1 smaller bucket, and my truck. Also will have contacts all over where people can say, 'oh hey drew!! Man i have missed you man!, because in all honesty, theres a lot of angry people born naturally and fucking burnt out from drugs to take this profession seriously, and tbh that shits holding me up..

I want to someday get calls from google,at&t,Verizon,southern bell, etc, asking they need a guy like me that they can count on to get the job done with little or none little bullshit problems, i made it this far..
Shit all i gotta do for the next ) months is just show the fuck up to work ready to go make fucking money(not nesscery go to work).

If i ever make it big i really want to help people,(that are willing and able to help them selves), and have a program like jobcorp,but has more to do with building fiber, splicing, house calls etc.

I got hope, that even if i throw up on the job, that by the end of the day, i can say 'dammit man,at least we made some fucking money after that shit.'
 
good shit D's fuckin do to it brother. youre getting experience every day in a sick ass field that lets you work outdoors with your hands and get paid a real nice wage for doing so especially once you get to the level you were talking about. all you can do is just show people that you are giving effort and are willing to bust your ass doing whatever they ask you to do because everyone makes mistakes at some point its just a matter of being able to provide more production than mistakes.

and mistakes isnt even the right word to use really... transgressions would be a better choice

sometimes people above you might not like you for whatever reason. usually it is because they are insecure with themselves and automatically try and disparage you to cover up their inadequacies (yo I just spelled that right on the first try, felt pretty good about that just wanted to share), but other times it could be because they just place judgement on you from the jump and you get stuck with a shitty excuse for a trainer and wind up being set up for failure by some guy who still has a job whether you work there or not.

again, all you can do is just show up every day and tear shit up while not instigating any drama (I dont really see your job having this problem though tbh, kind of a chick thing) and you will be good man. You just gotta know to walk the fine line of working fucked up and not being fucked up at work.

you're doing it right though man seriously, just wanting to learn as much as possible. if you get hooked up with the right situation and the right boss it could be exactly what you are looking for and I hope it does because you rock the butt duster facial hair style and I respect that
 
I like some of your guys' spirit! Man... how do people just finally go on through with what they love? I mean, I really enjoy health & fitness, and science, and I thought about being a personal trainer cause I think I could be a great one, but right now I'm not as fit as I used to be when that idea first popped into my head, and there are sooo many of them, the thought of "oh what's the point" constantly hits me and I hate it!!

I also love helping others and once I make money like the buddy D's up there said, would love to open up a rehab center, or maybe a recreation after-school place for kids, but that's in the future... still having a hard time deciding HOW to make that much money... one thing I also been loving is Forex, trading charts, it's fun as hell and even though I'm not excelling in it yet I do want to stick with it, I love to dream about being able to work ANYWHERE with just a laptop and internet connection, that would be hella lovely! A high Five to Six figures would be great for me, and from there I can see what to do next?

Love to hear more advice on how people find their motivation and ambition :)
 
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I subbed to this thread to keep me thinking about this topic but a lot of the responses are clearly just idle pursuits moreso than passions. I don't agree with how the meaning of the word passion has been downgraded like that. Passion is more than that. Passion is what makes you fearlessly get out of bed in the morning. Passion is what inspires you to set life goals around what you want to do the most in life. Passion is what you suffer for, what you give your blood, sweat and tears for and look back with anything but regret at having done so, even if normal folk might think you're silly or crazy or stupid for doing it. I don't believe your commitment to your so-called passion if you're satisfied to just summarize it in one word or sentence. That's not passion, that's just a pastime
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Because we're the middle children of history with no purpose or place??

As for me, I like several things, but can't say that I have a passion, for I am a sloth.

TBH, now I'd be homeless, by myself, living day by day if it wasn't for the sense of duty that I have on taking care of my dogs.
 
thujone said:
I subbed to this thread to keep me thinking about this topic but a lot of the responses are clearly just idle pursuits moreso than passions. I don't agree with how the meaning of the word passion has been downgraded like that. Passion is more than that. Passion is what makes you fearlessly get out of bed in the morning. Passion is what inspires you to set life goals around what you want to do the most in life. Passion is what you suffer for, what you give your blood, sweat and tears for and look back with anything but regret at having done so, even if normal folk might think you're silly or crazy or stupid for doing it. I don't believe your commitment to your so-called passion if you're satisfied to just summarize it in one word or sentence. That's not passion, that's just a pastime
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agreed

My passion must be self-improvement.

I want to encompass more. It's not enough at age 31 for someone to ask about your hobbies, and the only thing I can say is "yoga and meditation". It's not helping anyone but myself. And I don't have anything to "show" for it.
 
thujone said:
Passion is what makes you fearlessly get out of bed in the morning. Passion is what inspires you to set life goals around what you want to do the most in life. Passion is what you suffer for, what you give your blood, sweat and tears for and look back with anything but regret at having done so, even if normal folk might think you're silly or crazy or stupid for doing it.
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i used to have this. swallowing cancer patients' rent and medical payments with my parents' champagne while watching spring/summer ready-to-wear on the veranda. unfortunately i've lost my direction.
 
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