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by mattbrewsbytes 1380 days ago
Passion (and motivation) can be fleeting. Find some career/job that has elements of the work that you like. Every job is going to have stuff that people don't want to do. Being a professional means slogging through times where you just don't want to do the work, it happens.

I like solving problems with computers and programming. Am I passionate about the apps I work on? Meh. I am passionate about solving problems though with the tools and experience I have. I find it fun.

You're 20 so my advice is find something you like and pays the bills and get some experience on different things. I think passion is more something you discover on your journey through life and not something you can figure out like a math problem.