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According to Gretchen Rubin, the author of <em>The Happiness Project<\/em>, to find your passion, you must let go of the image of yourself you&#8217;re trying to project to others and consider what you <em>actually <\/em>like to do with your time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this article, we&#8217;ll discuss how to find your passion, and then explore different ways to grow in your passion.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Quest for Passion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To find a passion to pursue, focus on the interests you currently enjoy. <\/strong>It might be helpful at this step to think about what you spent your time doing as a child. Or, you might think about how you spend your free time on the weekends or focus on what you\u2019re thinking about when you daydream.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This exercise is helpful because it takes your focus away from who you wish you were and the image of yourself you\u2019re trying to project to others. Instead, you consider who you <em>actually<\/em> are and how you <em>actually<\/em> like to spend your time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Push Yourself&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you\u2019ve chosen a passion, take an all-in approach\u2014this stops you from hemming and hawing about how to get into it. <strong>When you\u2019re forced to leap right into working on your passion project you find that you <\/strong><strong><em>can<\/em><\/strong><strong> commit yourself to it without a ton of planning or preparation.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One way to go all-in on your passion this month is by setting an ambitious goal.<strong> <\/strong>For example, Rubin committed to writing a 50,000-word novel in one month. For you, this might look more like training for a race, committing to creating five album-ready photos each day, or completing your website by the end of the month. <strong>Having a clear goal in mind helps you engage more meaningfully with your everyday life in three ways.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>With a goal in mind, you can more easily put aside activities that don\u2019t feed into your passion and don\u2019t contribute to your happiness, such as watching television or scrolling on social media.<\/li><li>Setting, working toward, and accomplishing a large goal not only boosts your confidence and excitement for your passion but also creates a significant feeling of growth\u2014a key component to happiness.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Frequently thinking in the context of your passion for a whole month can push you to view the world through a new, interesting lens. For example, a passion for painting might make you notice the colors around you more. 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This sets a few key guidelines:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>You decide what counts as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/fulfilling-work\/\">meaningful work<\/a> toward your passion.&nbsp;<\/li><li>You choose how other people fit into your passion and how you might work with them on it.&nbsp;<\/li><li>You commit to cutting back on activities that don\u2019t fall under the umbrella of \u201cmeaningful work.\u201d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, Rubin thought that it would be useful to her passion of book creation if she dedicated more of her time to reading books. To accomplish this, she committed to letting herself read whatever she wanted\u2014including children\u2019s books or books she\u2019d already read; engaging others with her passion by asking for recommendations and discussing books; and cutting back on aimless activities that were keeping her from spending time on her passion, such as watching television.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Don\u2019t Focus on Results&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Part of practicing your passion in a way that\u2019s meaningful to <\/strong><strong><em>you<\/em><\/strong><strong> is letting go of the idea of a prestigious result.<\/strong> Removing the pressure of \u201csuccess\u201d helps you more fully immerse yourself in your passion in two ways.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>You feel free to experiment within your passion\u2014perhaps you want to try a week of photographing <em>only<\/em> blue objects, or spend a day speed-drawing self-portraits. 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