On the morning walk! The skies today were absolutely dull, cloudy and uneventful. So, here’s another shot of busy skies from yesterday. Day 6 of #30day 🖼️
On the morning walk! The skies were laden with clouds today, it also meant the sun had a great chance to peek every now & then and light the sky on fire. Day 5 of #30day 🖼️
Also attempted some minor editing for effect. Spot looks different from previous days, for sure.
How Hobbies Infiltrated American Life - The Atlantic →
Theoretically, hobbies should be among the most intrinsically motivated things we could do—they are the work we choose to do when we could be doing anything. But the validation we get from others online, and the validation we get from our culture writ large for spending our free time in a productive, virtuous way, muddies that motivation.
A brilliant essay, specifically this snippet highlights a key issue that social media platforms foster, something that I had written about recently.
Of the morning walk! Same spot as yesterday, but back to the morning sky. It looked uneventful, the sun had wrapped up its play. Day 4 of #30day 🖼️
I also loved this hazy lamp during my walk this evening, attempting to light the path, even when it need not yet.
I am really enjoying Wordle everyday. Today’s was absolutely close – I had to get the pen & paper out. I didn’t want to break the streak, you see.
How often does a technical or political thought piece alter a person’s perspective? Not very often. Our biases make us judge the essay way before we have read it in its entirety. Possibly right at the title, most of the times. An example, discussion on WSJ piece on iMessages.
I am happy with the second issue of the weekly newsletter that I sent out today. The minimal styling that I had recommended last week seems to have helped it. Sure, it was still some work to restructure a few things. But it was worth it. I also fixed a few minor issues.
Doing what you love
“Do what you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life,” goes a mantra for success – an adage that is unfortunately overrated, though. A person can’t always do what she loves to do. Rather, there are very few fortunate folks who do just what they want to do in their life. An extension to that adage is love what you do. Well, nor can one always love what she does. Rather, most folks hate what they do. They do it because they have to do it.
“Passion is the genesis of genius,” says Tony Robbins. Aha, that is precisely the reason we aren’t surrounded by geniuses. The majority of us are stuck doing something for which we have no passion.
That is such a cynical attitude, you say? Sure. But, it also is the reality of our world. Should we then give up? Far from that, actually. What one should do is to find out why they are doing what they are doing. For some, it might be the money. Or a sense of comfort. For many, it might be the best among the available options. Find peace with what you do. That is the first step to reach a phase in your life when you can do what you love to do.
There is also the fact that what you love can very well be temporary. It takes time to find your passion. What you think is your passion may very well be a fleeting interest. As Derek Sivers reminds us, we can’t always depend on our current opinions.
(Our) former self is not always right. We shouldn’t preserve our first opinions as if they reflect our pure, untarnished, true nature. They’re often just the result of inexperience or a temporary phase. Old opinions shouldn’t define who we are in the future.
It is the contentedness, though passing, that matters the most. Do what makes you feel contented, what gives you a good night’s sleep.
That said, there is, of course, another way. Stick to what you are passionate about. Switch paths when your passion changes. There will be hardships because doing what you think you love is not easy. But being satisfied never is. Be firm, stay strong.
So, which way do you prefer?
Morning of the walk! Same spot as yesterday, same time. But such different shades of the sky. Day 2 of #30day 🖼️
I also loved this lone lamp standing amongst the tries, attempting to not getting lost.
