[MisterTea]

> Maybe it's true for some people but I generally think it isn't.

To me, it's about passion. I am passionate about computing so I make it a point to set aside time to learn about it. Someone who is very passionate may be obsessed and their life revolves around it. Those people usually do well as I consider that "Finding your true calling." or they may burn out and spiral.

In high school I knew a guy who was a musician, not because he carried around a guitar but because he could not put it down. He loved playing. One groggy high school morning, sitting at the cafeteria table, waiting for classes to start, he rolls in, hops on the table sitting cross legged on top, states "I just wrote this song this morning" then started playing and singing. That right there is a passionate person - in front of a high school cafeteria packed he busked with no fucks given. Years later I looked him up and he is a professional musician. True passion and found his calling early.

And then there are people who play for the joy of playing and might never play professionally or live. Its just a fun hobby for them that fills them with joy.

[butlike]

You can cultivate passion, in my experience. It's easy-ish to think back to childhood and say: "oh, my love of drawing started when I was a child." But that was 20 years ago. The love of drawing has had 20 years to develop. Now, if I play the parent role to myself and start a new music hobby, imagine what I'll say in 20 years. I'll probably say: "I'm pretty passionate about music, my love for it has been growing over the last 20 years."