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We are talking about enjoyable projects. Dota 2 might not be a project (unless you plan to become a pro).

Doing something out of passion is a value in itself that should not be ignored. In music this is what often differenciates the true geniuses from those who are just very good: passion. If you have to sit down and practise an instruments for hours a day it totally helps if you are passionate about the instrument. It helps when you care about the music you are playing and how you are playing it. All of that can be reached via discipline as well, but there might be something lacking in the end.

What is the difference between someone playing the same thing for 8 hours out of passion and another one playing the same thing for 8 hours out of discipline? It doesn't feel like work to the former, while it might drain everything out of the latter.



Passion is definitely not what distinguishes the very top classical musicians with the tier below.

At the very high end it’s talent, recognisable brand, and having something to say to the world.

At the very top, everybody works hard, but only a few are selected to have solo careers.


Passion comes and goes, it's an emotion. To maintain passive 9-5, 5 days a week seems near impossible.




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