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How to Find Your Thing, When You’re Good at a Lot of Things
Struggling to find your passion? These 3 keys will guide you
When I was growing up, my parents would describe me as a “generalist.” They didn’t mean it in a bad way — they were too! — though it also meant it wasn’t so obvious where my career would go, or what my skills were. I could develop my skills at most things I tried to do, especially with practice.
One of the challenges of being a generalist, of course, is the optionality; there are so many things you could do, so it becomes very difficult to stick with one. By contrast, if you’re a specialist, you have no choice — you clearly excel at a few specific things, and you learn to appreciate it.
The one thing
When I hear questions like, “How do I find my passion?” or “How did you know you’d become a writer?” I can empathize. I faced this challenge myself.
Pedantically speaking, passion is an emotion that comes and goes; when a person uses the word “passion,” they usually mean finding…
