Forbes dropped a nice article by Steven Kotler on how to uncover your passion and purpose.
Living with purpose is a good call.Â
When you move towards an existentially important calling, your brain fully understands the assignment. Your neurobiology changes/makes shit happen to help you get there.
Here's a summary of the steps:
Step One - Make A List
Write a list of 25 things youâre curious about as specifically as possible.
Step Two - Hunt for Intersections
Look for places where your curiosities intersect. Where multiple streams overlap, your brain primed for innovative pattern recognition. Your brain releases dopamine when you recognize patterns â a highly addictive neurochemical. Dopamine helps you focus, detect more patterns, and makes you feel high on life.
Step Three - Play
Once youâve found the intersections, enjoy those spaces. Feed those curiosities on a daily basis with lectures, videos, articles, books, anything. Advance slowly and persistently so that your subconscious mind can process what youâre learning over time. Youâll develop expertise and intuition about the topics.
Step Four - Take it to the Streets
To get to the next stage youâll need public recognition. Youâve developed some ideas and now itâs time to add to the discourse. This exchange will fuel your passion even more.
Step Five - Turn Passion Into Purpose
Make a new list with 15 colossal problems that you want to see solved. Write problems that have as universal a scope as possible. The bigger the problem, the bigger your opportunity for fulfillment and impact.Â
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