What are your most stable interests?
Added 2023-09-01 19:46:18 +0000 UTCAnswer below.
Oh, I'll do a couple more for $1 patrons before I try doing it as a new tier just to make sure i can do it on a schedule and can demonstrate that to people. I hope the audio from the binaural mics is good enough :)
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I think this is a fantastic exercise, because most of us are shockingly bad at figuring out what actually makes us happy (versus what we think will make us happy). But while I see value in introversion, I also caution against believing there is a Socratic "ideal self" or that we have a single static set of "real," permanent interests. At 48, I do have interests I consistently return to (music, video games, RPGs); but I've also found it very rewarding to indulge in spending a few years learning about some new subject before moving on. I got deeply into tarot, DJing, magic, cocktail making, and more for several years each; I do none of it now, but consider none of that time wasted or less fulfilling. It's lead to a rich, varied life with a broad outlook. Although I've mastered nothing, I prefer being a polymath to a paragon.
Brian J. Parker
2023-09-05 14:19:28 +0000 UTC
