Do you find that you sometimes have to participate in stuff that once you may have been passionate about and then at some point have to deliver the same work/dedication but without the passion?
Does the quality of your work suffer?
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Ultimately when you have done something over and over again - you become an expert and your passion for that work diminishes. The Quality of work may not suffer but you are going through the motions.
I think passion and a bit of challenge drives you to your best - and that's where you see the best quality of work
You do have to keep reinventing your passions and find something that challenges you in that field.
Do you find that you sometimes have to participate in stuff that once you may have been passionate about and then at some point have to deliver the same work/dedication but without the passion?
Does the quality of your work suffer?
Institution of marriage is the biggest example of that ...
Ultimately when you have done something over and over again - you become an expert and your passion for that work diminishes. The Quality of work may not suffer but you are going through the motions.
I think passion and a bit of challenge drives you to your best - and that's where you see the best quality of work
You do have to keep reinventing your passions and find something that challenges you in that field.
^ Well said.
It's important to find what you are passionate about...why do something that your heart is not into when life has so many other things to offer? If you are going with the motions then it is time to move on and find something more meaningful...something that brings that passion back to life.
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If you have lost passion about your job, then it's hard to move on considering the fact that you went to school for that and there is nothing you can do about it. Just think....I am passionate constantly and you'll develop somewhat passion again about what you do.
p.s. This thread reminds me of sheyn's "escaping the rat race" thread.
Ultimately when you have done something over and over again - you become an expert and your passion for that work diminishes. The Quality of work may not suffer but you are going through the motions.
I think passion and a bit of challenge drives you to your best - and that's where you see the best quality of work
You do have to keep reinventing your passions and find something that challenges you in that field.
very true
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It also depends on understanding why someone is not passionate about something, have they outgrown it, accomplished what they wanted, found something more exciting, have other priorities that impact that passion.
If there are external factors inpacting the passion, then they must be tackled. Its a shame to lose touch with something one is passionate about because of external factors.
hobbies come and go, you are into one thing and then into something else, sometimes they are like fads. One today, another one tomorrow, what was cool and in once becomes boring and annoying..can anyone say rubik's cube, or gameboy or well, wii (it will happen)
Passion, I believe goes deeper.
Passion, I believe goes deeper.
True...
from a psychological stance, it depends on the diversity of gratifications you seek out of what you're doing. The more diverse the gratifications, the more engaging the experience will be and possibly a more sustained experience as well since a person will take longer to satisfy that multitude of gratifications.
X2's examples of games and consoles are a good case in point. People get tired of a console or a genre of games because they started with a few gratifications, possibly, exploring something new, learning it, and enjoying it. So, they might be passionate for only the amount of time it takes them to move through those phases.
Comparatively, if you consider work scenarios and people switching to new jobs which they believe to be more aligned with their goals, they will have to learn and develop expertise, as well as apply and realize the outcomes of their work. This will certainly take longer, and passion can be sustained for that duration of time while the person believes that there still is more to do - learn, apply, or enhance.
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I also would like to add that in my view passion is not as specific. I have had passionately been involved in product launches, global strategy, environmental solutions, consulting,
but my passion is not how social media can impact business bottom line or better product design, or how an environmental solution can help supply chains meet policies.
The passion is solving a problem, drawing up a solution, and transfering it from paper/powerpoint to in processes, systems, structure, products.
so lucid and I seem to be saying the same thing in 2 different ways, he says diversity of gratification, and I am stating it as a broader more general passion..the more specific you go, the less diversity of gratitude you will have.
but what do I know :)
Be glad it is!!
If Mrs gives little challenge(as nj said) and then My brother would be visiting LIfe1 more often 
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You know once I had reputation of problem solver. I used to do so much research too.
I loved it. I used to work from home. Used to watch tv/go to coffee shop while at work. And money was amazing.
Just because I saved my team from going to next department for help. The project I worked on was kind of leading edge. So there weren’t any set pattern. Very innovative and challenging.
Loved it!
Now I work with a dude who don’t want to think out side of the box. sigh… Economy is not too good so I am hanging in and GSing
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story of my life.
but what do I know :)
au contraire -
you said what I wanted to say much more simply...
I also would like to add that in my view passion is not as specific. I have had passionately been involved in product launches, global strategy, environmental solutions, consulting,
but my passion is not how social media can impact business bottom line or better product design, or how an environmental solution can help supply chains meet policies.
The passion is solving a problem, drawing up a solution, and transfering it from paper/powerpoint to in processes, systems, structure, products.
so lucid and I seem to be saying the same thing in 2 different ways, he says diversity of gratification, and I am stating it as a broader more general passion..the more specific you go, the less diversity of gratitude you will have.
but what do I know :)
That is true, but what if someone already chose a specific career that they were passionate about but not much anymore? Does it indicate a restless personality? You can't just get up and change professions, I think people have to learn how to develop passion and then maintain it.
True...
Comparatively, if you consider work scenarios and people switching to new jobs which they believe to be more aligned with their goals, they will have to learn and develop expertise, as well as apply and realize the outcomes of their work. This will certainly take longer, and passion can be sustained for that duration of time while the person believes that there still is more to do - learn, apply, or enhance.
Bingo. I think this is it - so long as we keep believing there is more to learn and continue pushing our growth boundaries (or making ourselves believe we're pushing them anyway), we can sustain passion. It's all about the challenges folks.
Do you find that you sometimes have to participate in stuff that once you may have been passionate about and then at some point have to deliver the same work/dedication but without the passion?
Does the quality of your work suffer?
Somehow, money changes everything. Doing something out of our free will versus doing it for money become two separate things - internal satisfaction and then external reward. Adding that external reward makes it a transaction - you are now doing something that has been assigned a monetary value, it diminishes the original value that you'd assigned to it in your own mind (which wasn't concrete). I think that's where passion gets lost - we aren't able to match up the discrepancies between the two values.
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passion breeds passion. so it might burn out on one front but might move onto the other.
Great replies…thanks to all of you…you really helped me through some stuff that has been on my mind…
some comments:
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TLK and his institution…bhai meray…I don’t consider marriage an institution…this is why I don’t let Ibrahim wear a white jacket with sleeves that tie up in the back. LOL But point taken…just like everything else each party in the couple needs to stay excited and challenged. This explains much of the grief that your missuss delivers to you. She is just trying to keep you interested.
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Kamal…why do you always know what I am talking about? You hit the nail on the head when you said:
"If there are external factors inpacting the passion, then they must be tackled. Its a shame to lose touch with something one is passionate about because of external factors. "
- Umar you never fail either with your pearls of wisdom…
“and passion can be sustained for that duration of time while the person believes that there still is more to do - learn, apply, or enhance.”
Straight up picked that one up straight away. LOL
I disagree with anyone that suggests one should move on…I find that to be a defeatist and arrogant attitude. Certainly there will be times when one feels that they have done all they could have…but have they “learned” all they could have??? Never. And by learning something new we suddenly become equipped to deliver more.
I know now what my problem is…and knowing is half the battle. The other half I will begin immediately.
you could’ve said the whole thing without using the word Bhai .. but no, you had to ..haan
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Will it help if I go back and delete it? I am willing to.....but are you willing to wear one of those white jackets with sleeves that tie up in the back cuz Nikki will be waiting at the door with one when you get home.