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Why Passion Is So Critically Important to Happiness.

By Gretchen Rubin — 2007

I’ve become convinced that one of the greatest supports to a person’s happiness is passion—whether for musical theater, video games, constitutional history, camping, stamps, shoe-shopping, teaching English as a second language, or whatever.

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Meaning Is Healthier Than Happiness

People who are happy but have little-to-no sense of meaning in their lives have the same gene expression patterns as people who are enduring chronic adversity.

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Emily Esfahani Smith
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Why Passion Matters, According to 15 of the World’s Most Inspiring People

Passion is a powerful force in accomplishing anything you set your mind to, and in experiencing work and life to the fullest extent possible.

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2014
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If You Have No Passion for Anything, Read This

Passion is a feeling that many people misunderstand. And this confusion leads them to conclude that they have no passion for anything.

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The Difference Between Purpose and Passion

Graduation season is in high gear in Boston. As a result, thousands of graduates are being told by very well-meaning speakers to find their passion in life, to not compromise, and that when you do something you are passionate about, it doesn’t feel like work.

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Happiness Isn’t a Feeling—It’s a Skill that Can Be Learned

For most of my life, I clung to the belief that I wasn’t happy because I “just wasn’t wired that way.”

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Nataly Kogan
2018
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How to Find Your Passion

"I feel so stuck. I need to find a passion, but I just can't." About half of my clients say this as soon as we meet.

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Martha Beck
2003
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Screw Finding Your Passion

Your passion is right in front of your face. If you have to look for it, then you’re probably not passionate about it at all. So screw "finding" your passion.

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Mark Manson
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