I saw a couple tweets basically saying humans need to have a quest, one a few months ago and one recently as an academic paper. Tweet and Article reference in a Tweet. The concept isnt new – Nietzsche said "He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how", and Biblical scripture I believe said something like "idle hands are the devils workshop". All of those concepts – scripture, Nietzsche , random twitter poster – all deal with one central thing: you need a purpose.

There's been periods of my life where I've been on a quest, and most were after college – the biggest was learning to code after work, after spending years in a different field. That said, the vast majority of the time I'm on autopilot, passively using the time, not engaging with it.

Really curious about your quest(s).

  • What is it, right now? What were some of your past quests, if you arent in one?

  • Did you stumble upon yours, or was it a deliberate search?

  • Is your quest related to a hobby (e.g. learning to code), responsibility (e.g. raising a kid, being a good husband), career, or something else?

  • What was your first step that caused you to set out on it?

  • Did it resonate with you – did you struggle to start it? In other words, did you struggle with the whole idea of "action precedes motivation"?


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