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Robert McKay. Still a 20 something, but not for much longer. Married. Writer. Geek. Vegetarian. Technophile. Bibliophile. Audiophile. Lover of learning. For more about me, check out the about me page.
| Redditor finds happiness and helps me find focus. |
| Written by Robert McKay |
| Tuesday, 02 March 2010 14:26 |
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Wil Wheaton tweeted and blogged about an awesome article on Reddit this morning. I thought I would take a page from his book because I was inspired to actually comment on his blog for the the first time because of this article. (I'm a compulsive comment reader, but I never actually post any myself.) Here's the snippet from the article that I was adding on to and the comment I left on Wil's Blog. Finding something you are passionate about in life should be one of your first priorities. In an episode of Lost Desmond finds out that Penny is his constant, after watching this episode I wanted to find my "constant". I looked through old journals, photos and asked friends. The only consistency in my life was gaming. It made sense. Its the only thing that has stuck with me throughout life. I make game art, keep up on game culture and play games constantly. But I never thought of gaming as a passion. So I for a month I set gaming goals. I found myself happier than ever before. I have now given in and am constantly happy. I would add just a bit to the part about finding your passion. Just because you find your passion it doesn't mean you're done. It doesn't matter if you find your passion if you keep avoiding it. You'd think that if you're passionate about something it would be so much easier to stay dedicated to it, but you'd be wrong, at least in the beginning. In the beginning you are in love with the idealized version of what you think a project will be. When reality sets in it's hard to keep going, but nothing will be more rewarding than pushing through the hard parts to finish something you love. Just ask any writer.
Please, do follow the link and read the rest of that article. There's a lot of goodness in there. It helped me remember why I love writing so much and helped me get back to updating this blog.
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