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Jonathan challenges us to look at interests rising to passions in our life. This maybe a place to listen to his 2x20 episode regarding how to use the next two years to plan out your pursuit of passions for the next twenty years. It’s a very honest perspective and a simple framework to set us up for success in the next phase of life and work.

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Super topical with the olympics and paralympics season at the moment. Also listening to Alex Honnold talk about the impact of fatherhood on his solo free climbing thinking. I was in the Nobel museum in Stockholm recently but there did not seem to be a clear connection between success and positive or negative passion/obsession. For some winners it was a joy and single positive focus, for others it seemed obsessive and personally destructive. It makes me reflect that I don't feel a strong pull towards one dominant activity.

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Lots to ponder here. I think the biggest obstacle for most people is not having 4 - 5 hours per day to practice because they're working full time and raising kids. Even the most passionate people I know have trouble finding those hours in a day based on the pressure to make money, take care of a home, show up for family members, dealing with health issues and so on.

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really interesting!

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