Comments on: Passion vs Passion

By: Winston

Winston — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:23:37 +0000

When you have passion..

You will have ideas, insights and opinions.

You will care about what’s right and what’s wrong, and will go out of your way to make things better.

You will want to work with others who are as passionate as you.

By: Andy Croll

Andy Croll — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:43:15 +0000

Passionate people cannot help themselves. It’s an unfortunate compulsion.

I would love to have less opinions on the web and design, but I can’t seem to to help bending the ear of whoever I happen to be near. Sorry to those subjected!

By: Lucian

Lucian — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:57:00 +0000

If you’re passionate, you would have something to show for it (works the same with way marriage). What you’re probably looking for here is self-motivation (less abstract and more quantifiable) – the ability to get off your butt and do something.

A good question rather than “how passionate are you about the web?” might be “how has the web changed the way things work / what do you see the internet becoming in the next 10 years?” People who put enough thought, as opposed to people who have a Livejournal account (have web site) will stand out.

By: Winnie Lim

Winnie Lim — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:48:22 +0000

If there’s an opportunity to meet up face to face, you can usually tell by the look in their eyes when they talk about their work/interests. People with passion have their faces lit up perpetually when they talk about their stuff.

If based on interaction on the web, then I’ll go by their writing/online voice. I have come across people who have tons of social media profiles and lotsa re-tweets but it seems like they are there for the sake of it. (The ‘we-do-it-because-that’s-how-to-get-our-name-out-there-so-we-can-just-do-it-for-a-living’)

Truly passionate people do not get to choose what they do for a living. The passion chooses them. :)

By: Claudia

Claudia — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:23:24 +0000

When you meet someone with the same strong passion as you, you’ll be able to feel it. If you can’t, then they’re not passionate enough.

I like your list. For me, when I am looking for someone to work with, the things I look out for… his tweets, his blog posts (place he host his blog plays a part too), how connected he is and how active he is in the community he’s in.

By: Pat Pat

Pat Pat — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:36:52 +0000

Passion is something that you can’t describe. Its not about living, eating and breathing it, but rather how you can bring it into your life and make it part of it.

By: Ben Ho

Ben Ho — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:39:07 +0000

I think you’ve nailed it especially for a person in the creative industry. Whether or not they are hosting their own site and own their own domain is a good tell tale sign whether they’re really passionate.

I would also like to add, although this is related to hosting and domain, it is also easy to tell whether the person is passionate or not by looking at the effort put into creating their own website, or whether they even have a website or not!

Too many designers I have met do not have their own website or don’t really care at all. This shows how much they love exploring their craft.