Context
Finding a passion can be complicated because we like to overthink it. People who knows what they want to do from the beginning are actually rare. Because most of the time, what they want are things that have been imposed, given to them or choosen by default. So, I've decided to make something those that i like to call "the explorers", the ones that have too many interests or those who didn't thought a lot about it. Here is a tool to gain clarity. It is a questionnaire where each question will give a structure and words on how you feel about something. The goal here is to know how we actually feel about an activity and what it means for us. Since the world is big, like science, this process is long and hard but it can be easy and fast depending on world's circumstances. However it is the only process that will give you factual answers. Yes it's boring but it's the only way to gain insights. So be consistent and the answer will come.
In order to guarantee the relevance of the tool and understand why I created it this way. I accept as true the following statements :
- In theory, everything is achievable for everyone. However, there are real limits on our capacities to achieve what we want.
- Those limits are : time, money, opportunities, our environment since birth (material, social...), our handicap (clear mental or physical disabilities) and our mind (fears, conflicting priorities, moral values...)
- Hard work always beat natural predisposition only if the naturally talented work less and the outcome that is produced is dependent on limits cited in the previous statement.
- Being brutally honest with yourself is a requirement. But it's also a journey.
- Our ability to have or be what we want is dependent on previous statements.
- Sometimes, an activity is only an expression of a hidden passion. Then it's not a word anymore but a verb, a value.
- Not everyone has or need a Passion. Everyone has the right to live as wanted.
User manual
- There are 4 categories from the most repulsive to the most important :
- The Revulsion : We run from it
- The Interest : We discover it
- The Hobby / Lifestyle : We appreciate it regularly
- The Passion : We suffer for it.
- For a chosen activity, you simply need to answer the questions step by step. Let's take the example of dancing. The first question is "Do you hate it?". If the answer is positive, you validated the category to which the activity belong. If the answer is negative, the corresponding activity will be the one of the previous question. Then keep going until you reach a negative answer to know where you stand concerning your thing. If all your answers are positives, then congratulation ! You found your purpose in life.
- There are some notes written in italic along the questionnaire. They'll help you make good choices.
Now you have all the cards in your hands to go on a long journey thanks to the Passion finder !
And you, how did you discover your passion ?