How do I find something I am inspired by/my passion?

[Yoremo]

I have never been really inspired by anything in life. I have just done things kind of because I have had to do them. I don´t even know what passion is, but it sounds like the way to go if I want to do something with my life.

Perhaps there are some paradoxes that I haven´t considered regarding passion, but anyways any guidance on this and I would deeply appreciate it.

[Yarco]

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[Philipp]

you can just start writing a list of specific things you apreciate in life and this can be as basic as "having a conversation with a friend" "eating icecream", ... just to get started if you feel you have no passion at all (maybe your view of passion is a bit too extreme) 

[Osaid]

Have you ever gotten really invested in a video game? Maybe you grinded for some item in the game or something. Time went by so quickly, and you could easily spend lots of time on it. That's what passion/life purpose feels like, but it has to be something to do with your career or monetary gain. I've yet to pinpoint something like that as well though.

[mojsterr]

What makes your heart light up?

What are the things that tickle you deep inside?

 

Is there anything like that? If yes, then try to go from here.

 

Perhaps you don't know what you want for yourself but you like helping others. Or working with animals. Or children. I don't know, stuff like that.

 

Edited March 12, 2022 by mojsterr

[Spence94]

@Yoremo The paradox of passion is that in order to do what you are passionate about you have to take action to master a skill you're not passionate about. By developing proficiency in the skill and seeing the results of that proficiency benefit other people, you will develop passion for that work. In short, passion is created not found. Don't wait for it. 

This perspective comes from the book 'Be so good they can't ignore you.'

He says, don't wait for your calling, focus on building skills so you can do work that is passionate. Passionate work is a valuable thing and contrary to popular belief is something you have to earn, not just stumble upon.

He suggests to follow the things you're interested in and have inclination towards but don't get hung up on wether or not you're passionate about the things or not because you will never get anywhere that way. Passion comes once you build the skill in the area and serve others with it. Take action first, then passion will come. Not the other way around.

Edited March 13, 2022 by Spence94

[Arthogaan]

Also you can think in a very abstract way. Your passion does not to have be defined in this typical way like it is a particular job. Maybe it is looking at the sky whole day. Maybe it is eating pizza.

I for example in the past also gave myself a lot of hard time to find my passion. I analyzed my past, what did I do as a kid, who I wanted to be as a kid. And I realized that I also didn't have anything sharply defined and have no clear idea. I was jumping from hobby to other hobby. Quickly loosing interest. I got a lot of critique from parents for this my whole life. And felt bad about myself.

And then it clicked that this is exactly what my passion was. The freedom to jump from hobby to hobby. The freedom to be careless and look at the sky. To explore life, and pick the things that resonate.

 

[zurew]

@Yoremo

Even if nothing excites you at the moment, you could contemplate about it.

If you really can't find anything, then you can "attack" this with answering the following question. What would be useful/worthwhile to do?

Because if you can find some answer for that question, even if it doesn't excites you at the first moment, you can still feel some purpose there, because in your opinion it would be worthwhile to do.

You can also change up your routine, you could move, change you evironment so you can gather more experience. You could try different kind of jobs, so you can have a sense what you are naturally good at ,or what can catch your attention. Make sure you are open to new experiences and places.

I think one of the most important one is, to change up your routine. Make new friends, make sure, you have different kind of experiences.

You could contemplate about jobs, and then watch videos about it, to see how those jobs are looking like in the every day world. Also, you could talk about people about their jobs, especially if you see that they are excited about it.

[Yoremo]

On 2022-03-12 at 2:24 PM, Yarco said:

life purpose course

maybe, maybe a bit too expensive right now. Is it good for someone like me who has no idea at all?

[Yoremo]

On 2022-03-12 at 2:43 PM, Philipp said:

you can just start writing a list of specific things you apreciate in life and this can be as basic as "having a conversation with a friend" "eating icecream", ... just to get started if you feel you have no passion at all (maybe your view of passion is a bit too extreme) 

And what is the correct way to view passion? I don´t think my view of passion is extreme, I think today´s society is just so fucking unpassionate that that is the new normal. Why should I write a list of things I appreciate?

On 2022-03-12 at 9:30 PM, Osaid said:

Have you ever gotten really invested in a video game? Maybe you grinded for some item in the game or something. Time went by so quickly, and you could easily spend lots of time on it. That's what passion/life purpose feels like, but it has to be something to do with your career or monetary gain. I've yet to pinpoint something like that as well though.

sadly enough I have only ever been passionate about games and not even that for long. I get bored of games too.

 

On 2022-03-12 at 9:48 PM, mojsterr said:

What makes your heart light up?

What are the things that tickle you deep inside?

 

Is there anything like that? If yes, then try to go from here.

 

Perhaps you don't know what you want for yourself but you like helping others. Or working with animals. Or children. I don't know, stuff like that.

 

But what am I going to do of that? I want to have something to do during my days! Now I spend most of my days staring into the distance, I don´t know how to extract a passion from this depressed state.

 

On 2022-03-13 at 10:57 AM, Spence94 said:

@Yoremo The paradox of passion is that in order to do what you are passionate about you have to take action to master a skill you're not passionate about. By developing proficiency in the skill and seeing the results of that proficiency benefit other people, you will develop passion for that work. In short, passion is created not found. Don't wait for it. 

This perspective comes from the book 'Be so good they can't ignore you.'

He says, don't wait for your calling, focus on building skills so you can do work that is passionate. Passionate work is a valuable thing and contrary to popular belief is something you have to earn, not just stumble upon.

He suggests to follow the things you're interested in and have inclination towards but don't get hung up on wether or not you're passionate about the things or not because you will never get anywhere that way. Passion comes once you build the skill in the area and serve others with it. Take action first, then passion will come. Not the other way around.

I don´t know about this one... I have studied math for thousands of hours and I want to disappear during math. I also played soccer A LOT but never really felt any passion for it. There has to be some initial interest in it or passion won´t come, feel free to dismantle that if you want but I don´t see how just choosing something and doing it obsessiely will make me passionate about it. I have tried in the past.

 

On 2022-03-13 at 5:19 PM, A_v_E said:

Read about da vinci, and books about him.

how not to be inspired ?
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what´s about da vinci?

20 hours ago, Arthogaan said:

Also you can think in a very abstract way. Your passion does not to have be defined in this typical way like it is a particular job. Maybe it is looking at the sky whole day. Maybe it is eating pizza.

I for example in the past also gave myself a lot of hard time to find my passion. I analyzed my past, what did I do as a kid, who I wanted to be as a kid. And I realized that I also didn't have anything sharply defined and have no clear idea. I was jumping from hobby to other hobby. Quickly loosing interest. I got a lot of critique from parents for this my whole life. And felt bad about myself.

And then it clicked that this is exactly what my passion was. The freedom to jump from hobby to hobby. The freedom to be careless and look at the sky. To explore life, and pick the things that resonate.

 

Well, I long for something to work with all day everyday. I have a lot of passions... porn, junk food, yelling at people that don´t deserve it etc. But I want something to devote most of my time to do.

 

20 hours ago, zurew said:

@Yoremo

Even if nothing excites you at the moment, you could contemplate about it.

If you really can't find anything, then you can "attack" this with answering the following question. What would be useful/worthwhile to do?

Because if you can find some answer for that question, even if it doesn't excites you at the first moment, you can still feel some purpose there, because in your opinion it would be worthwhile to do.

You can also change up your routine, you could move, change you evironment so you can gather more experience. You could try different kind of jobs, so you can have a sense what you are naturally good at ,or what can catch your attention. Make sure you are open to new experiences and places.

I think one of the most important one is, to change up your routine. Make new friends, make sure, you have different kind of experiences.

You could contemplate about jobs, and then watch videos about it, to see how those jobs are looking like in the every day world. Also, you could talk about people about their jobs, especially if you see that they are excited about it.

Well my job is to go to school, and after every school day I feel empty and sad and I am kind of stuck in that. I am trying to make new friends and change my environment already but thanks.

 

Maybe I am looking at this from the wrong perspective. Maybe I shouldn´t look out for what makes passion but eliminate that which undermines any kind of sense of meaning. I guess depression plays a big role in preventing me from seeing any possibilities?

[Consept]

I think i might be able to help with this, drop me a dm if youre up for having a chat via zoom to explore some of these issues 

[Yoremo]

 

Do you guys think this may have to do with this? So I guess coming up with values and then doing something from that point?

[Spence94]

@Yoremo I think you can't just wait until you find the thing that inspires you all the time because you won't find it. You do need to find something that inspires you and ignites passion in you yes, but that inspiration and passion will not sustain itself just by itself. The passion and inspiration has to be fueled and one big way to fuel it, is to develop more mastery in the area and make other peoples lifes better with that mastery by sharing the thing. That's one way...

Others ways to gain inspiration and passion IME? Nature, climbing a mountain, exercise and movement, beauty, love, other inspiring human beings, a good movie, a good video game, travel, camping, people watching while on a street corner drinking tea. Retreats.

So the question isn't: How do I find what I am passionate about?

The better questions are: What inspires me?  What inspires me about the way other people live their lives? What could I do to bring more inspiration into my life? Is this something I can see my self doing for a living and devoting my Self too? Does this feel like it could be a calling from my higher nature? If so... how can I sustain passion and inspiration over the long term in this endeavor and in my life in general?

Maybe that makes more sense. If not, just ignore me brother and trust your Self.

Inspiration and passion comes from Silence.

Namaste

Edited March 17, 2022 by Spence94