What do you think makes you interested in something?
If you like sports, what made you interested in them? What made you like writing? Reading?
Basically, what is the origin of your passion towards the things you enjoy?
You notice something about the topic that you respect, admire, or desire. You notice that the topic is valuable or common. My passion for calligraphy is that it is historic, patiently admirable, and beautiful to see.
I love writing because of reading. When I read I come up with different ways I would go about doing them, which in turn makes me want to write. Why do I like reading? Cause it creates worlds that do not exist.
This is an excellent question; when one truly refects on why they enjoy something so much one may conclude it is because they stuck with it long enough to become successful at it. Now I think success can translate in many ways and is much more than simply deriving some tangible benefit from the pursuit. Lets go back to my first sentence, one sticks with it long enough to become successful at it; whether it is one of my pursuits like ice hockey, writing, reading, professing, psychology or one of yours... I suggest reading the book Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell...
by Greg Johnson 13 years ago
What hobby, sport or activity that you do regularly makes you lose track of time?We all have something that we do that makes us forget about time. That hobby or activity that you look up at the clock after doing it for hours and feel as if no time has passed. What is it for you?
by TessSchlesinger 5 years ago
Incels actually hate women!Oftentimes they are socially inept or choose to pursue women who are out of their league. They find it difficult accepting rejection and moving on.Many of them con themselves into believing they are "nice guys" and therefore they are {entitled to have sex} with...
by Drew Lawrence 10 years ago
What age did you have a change of heart or did that feeling never change and you only enjoy writing?
by Kaitlyn Brower 9 years ago
What Follow up articles would you be interested in reading or writing?http://www.people.com/article/twin-sist … _peoplemagAbove is a link to an article about twin sisters that each just gave birth to their second set of twins. The article is fairly inclusive, but what questions would...
by Kathleen Cochran 14 months ago
"HubPages is a network of sites where people write about their passions!"No. They don't. When I joined 14 years ago I spent so much time reading really good writing about really interesting subjects by really skilled writers - that I hardly had time to write myself. But somehow...
by Nspeel 13 years ago
What makes you hit the follow button?I normally have to see a great passion in writing. Followed by originality and activity.
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