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So what is passion, really? And how is it different from interest?
I’m sure others may define passion differently, but for the purpose of
this book, let’s be clear that passion is a good bit deeper than interest…
You can’t just dig down deep inside and try to somehow draw out passion from the well of your soul. You can’t go to bed tonight hoping that if you try hard enough you will be more passionate tomorrow, because passion is so much more than a simple, human feeling.

Passion often starts with an interest. Perhaps you notice some issue
in your community or some problem that’s facing our world, and
you realize that it’s wrong. Usually this awareness sparks some emotion
in you, like anger or sadness—and then a realization that feeling
bad simply isn’t enough. You decide you want to do something about
it. And that’s when an interest becomes a passion. When you take
the feelings inside you, or that intellectual interest you have, and put
it into action, passion is ignited.

When you’re passionate about something, a “whatever” attitude
just won’t do. You don’t just sit back and stay detached. You do
something. You get involved.

Excerpt from: Zach Hunter,
Lose Your Cool: Discovering a Passion that Changes You and the World