An earlier poster mentioned this attitude in a thread on boredom and it prompted me finally to post a question that's been simmering a while. I'm super-boring, but not bored -- it doesn't bother me when I'm on my own, but I'm starting to get a complex about it, vis a vis other people. Help me to have any interest, any interest at all! (Or to feel better about not having any.) Novel inside.
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posted by like_a_friend
on May 6, 2013 -
34 answers
It seems like every day I will see someone accomplish something amazing. My first thought is not to be impressed or happy for them, but to try and find out their age. Then, if they are younger than I, I'm overcome with jealousy and regret.
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posted by Monochrome
on Jul 6, 2012 -
33 answers
I am lost, I am interested in being a positive influence to other people by making them laugh or helping them out with life problems. Need some suggestions.
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posted by Trinergy
on Jun 19, 2012 -
15 answers
Is there a name or pathology for this kind of behaviour (in psychiatry)? Basically, it feels like I'm falling in love all the time - with human knowledge - and I keep on pushing the lever because it feels good.
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posted by leigh1
on Jun 14, 2012 -
20 answers
Would you leave a well-paid but badly-fitting job to do something you really cared about but for less money?
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 4, 2012 -
24 answers
Do you like your job? Do you like your job despite it not being related to your "passion"? (Maybe you don't have a "passion".) How did you find your way into that job?
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posted by doift
on Feb 7, 2012 -
33 answers
I recently chose to change directions in my career, so I’m back in school to receive the proper/required training. I did this in response to dislike of my former job and the realization that my artistic needs likely can’t be met through a full-time job. So I’ve chosen a career path that is very technical and science-based, opposite of anything artistic, but a good balance I think (I still plan on working on my art outside of job setting). I feel like it might be the wrong choice though since it's so different and that it might take over any artistic pursuits. Has anyone been in a similar situation?
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posted by DanielleT
on Dec 24, 2011 -
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I’m in my late 20s and still wrapped up in self-indulgent “what should I do with my life” questions that I can’t seem to resolve. Sorry for a rambling question - please help.
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 9, 2011 -
22 answers
Help me figure out my own nature when it comes to passion in long term relationships. Yes, it's quite a bit late for me to be asking this.
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 24, 2011 -
14 answers
How seriously should I take sexual attraction when choosing the person want to have a child with? Due to unique circumstances, I find myself with two clear and available options, wherein one potential partner has a great job and a gentle/humorous/intelligent nature, and the other potential partner has a freelance job and chooses to work less and focus more on passions and is compassionate/generous/inspiring. If my enjoyment with them, desire to help them, sense of understanding is all equal, and only the sexual desire aspect is lacking, how do I realistically approach this?
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posted by teslateslatesla
on Oct 13, 2011 -
62 answers
How do I "do what I love" if I have no idea how to even figure out what the heck that is? Steve Jobs has thrown me into an existential crisis and I need the hive mind to set me on the right path.
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posted by Elminster24
on Oct 5, 2011 -
51 answers
So, after almost a year of hunting for a full-time job, I've decided to put that aside and try to have a go at digital storytelling as a freelancer. I have a few places I'm getting myself stuck, and I would love some assistance/context in finding 'my people'
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posted by softlord
on Sep 28, 2011 -
8 answers
Have you (or someone you know well) loved someone but weren't "in love" with them (had a strong, warm, happy relationship but one that wasn't very intense, passionate, etc) and gotten married/been in a long-term partnership? Did it matter that you weren't "in love" exactly? If it led to problems, what were they?
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 22, 2011 -
56 answers
I don't really have anything I can say is a 'passion' or 'interest' that I've held for longer than a few months to a year. The result is I feel completely directionless, left with absolutely nothing to do on the weekends and evenings and feeling like I'm wasting my time and abilities on nothing. How do I find something to do that I like doing and can get good at, and how do I keep my interest? I don't think it's from lack of trying new things -- I've worked vastly different jobs and have tried a bunch of different creative things -- writing, drawing, music, etc., but nothing really sticks. I just want to get good at something and take pride in it. I feel like I am completely the same person as I was 5 years ago, and that scares me. What should I do?
posted by allseeingabstract
on Jul 2, 2011 -
25 answers
Did you ever have a burning urge to do something significant that makes a difference in the world? How did you become that person? How did you figure out what is it that you wanted to do and how to get there?
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posted by xm
on Apr 14, 2011 -
12 answers
I'm stuck in a career I'm not sure I love. How do I get out of it? How can I get paid to do the things I love?
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posted by tanc
on Apr 2, 2011 -
9 answers
As a creative person working a day job completely unrelated to your chosen form of expression, how do you cope when the urge to create comes up while at work?
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posted by anthom
on Feb 25, 2011 -
16 answers
How can I become a responsible adult without getting my dreams lost in the process? Can they be one and the same?
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posted by vienaragis
on Aug 19, 2010 -
14 answers
I have been working for a design agency for five years. This was my first job out of college. It's the only job I've ever had. I'm stuck in a rut: should I stay or should I go?
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 14, 2010 -
11 answers
My father just retired and is losing interest in the hobbies he once loved. I'd like to help try to spark some passion in something that will get him excited, and hopefully, get him out of the house. The catch? He is generally antisocial, depressed, and is extremely set in his ways.
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posted by Tooty McTootsalot
on Jun 23, 2010 -
28 answers
What are the best historical sources for the Passion narrative of Christianity?
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posted by tnygard
on May 21, 2010 -
5 answers
Are you fulfilled in your job? Should I seek to be? I have a job which paid me over $450K last year. I worked maybe 50 hours a week to generate that on average (although with wild swings and a lot of travel.) If I stay I will be on track to make $1M a year in a few years. I am not terribly happy, but not totally miserable.
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posted by anonymous
on Apr 6, 2010 -
47 answers
How do you keep your sense of adventure when you sit in a cubicle and have to pick up the kids at 5 o'clock? I love my wife. I love my kids. I like the fact that my soul-sucking job allows me to use my brain while paying for piano lessons, vacations, and an educational trust. I am not looking to get rid of said wife, kids, or job. What I am looking for is a renewed sense of adventure within my current 'constraints'.
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posted by kaizen
on Feb 4, 2010 -
39 answers
Should I move to increase my chances at getting a job? Should I drop it all to help my parents? Should I stay where I'm happiest? [possibly long]
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posted by divabat
on Jan 27, 2010 -
22 answers
What are some practical non-fiction books that touch on themes represented in
The Alchemistw?
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posted by nitsuj
on Jan 19, 2010 -
4 answers
I have cycles of creativity. The more stress or responsibility in my life the harder it is to achieve those creative places in my mind. I am looking for unusual, insightful and helpful ways to rekindle my creativity, in spite of any real or self made diversity I'm experiencing. Please don't hold back with your suggestions, I have personal projects and goals that require this passion and creativity, help!
posted by gypseefire
on Dec 27, 2009 -
23 answers
Please give advice on how to accept my atheism, let go of God and the need for one, how to get over the fourth stage of grief/letting go (depression), and how to find my passion for life again!
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 18, 2009 -
46 answers
I've been contemplating a huge career change for the better part of a year now and am almost ready to take the plunge into something completely different. But one of the nagging questions I'm still constantly asking myself is whether I'm doing this because I'm fed up with absence of personal satisfaction in my current job (divorce lawyer) or whether that feeling is something else that would, given enough time, just follow me on to the new career. So the question is:
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posted by webhund
on Nov 16, 2009 -
8 answers
I (male) have been married for a number of years (~10). Nothing is necessarily bad about our marriage, but I've felt that we've been lacking passion since before we were married. It just never seemed to matter enough to be worth a divorce.. except that it does matter in the end.
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 24, 2009 -
34 answers
Harry and I got married when I was 42. Ours was a rocky relationship at its worst and absolutely riveting at its best. Even today the passion we share and yes, even the fights we occasionally have are intense, but all the laughter, that is what kept us together. We are sharing our 25th wedding anniversary on our wedding day this December. We are writing vows and I wanted to know what are the little things in relationships that made you love someone the most? I feel like all the things I want to say are cliche I need inspiration. I don't want to disappoint him.
posted by anonymous
on Oct 16, 2009 -
13 answers
I had a dream about an ex-boyfriend last night and I'm wondering if I should do anything about it.
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 7, 2009 -
22 answers
I find myself increasingly unhappy about the fact that I'm not a music major... but what can I do with a music degree, really?
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posted by anonymous
on Sep 21, 2009 -
34 answers
Can cynical old me still find passionate love? Or should I readjust to some kind of grown-up relationship?
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 14, 2009 -
8 answers
I am a student doing my bachelors degree and I feel utterly confuzed about what I want to do with my education. I am currently doing an economics major, but have no real passion for economics.
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posted by happydude123
on Mar 29, 2009 -
8 answers
Is it wrong to leave a mostly-ok 10-year relationship because you've found someone new that you're passionate about?
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 28, 2009 -
65 answers
Why am I passionate about learning things (mostly IT-related) but dread actually putting them to use?
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 26, 2009 -
26 answers
How have you figured out what your passion(s) is/are in life, and how have you translated that into a successful career involving your passion(s)? I am intentionallly not including details about myself and my situation because I don't really want specific suggestions about what might be good career directions for myself or what interesting areas I might pursue. I'm looking more for concrete examples of what steps you've taken to find out what drives you, and how you were able to make a career out of that.
posted by entropic
on Sep 4, 2008 -
26 answers
Depression has knocked my passion (for everything) out. Gwargh. What do I do while I get therapy sorted?
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posted by divabat
on Jul 21, 2008 -
13 answers
Do you have any suggestions or insight that could help me figure out whether I should marry my boyfriend?
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posted by anonymous
on May 26, 2008 -
27 answers
