Thank you, Joey. This resonated a lot with me and I think this is an important contribution.
I agree that it’s important to distinguish between high emotions “fireworks passion” and deeper “compass” passion ~ purpose. A deeply felt sense of pursuing something greater that transcends emotions and personal needs (although they are important too and can easily be neglected. Perhaps, especially by EAs).
While I’m increasingly talking about this with people around me, I still feel some perceived barrier to doing so in some EA contextsbut this post just expanded my perception of the Overton window.
Thank you, Joey. This resonated a lot with me and I think this is an important contribution.
I agree that it’s important to distinguish between high emotions “fireworks passion” and deeper “compass” passion ~ purpose. A deeply felt sense of pursuing something greater that transcends emotions and personal needs (although they are important too and can easily be neglected. Perhaps, especially by EAs).
While I’m increasingly talking about this with people around me, I still feel some perceived barrier to doing so in some EA contexts but this post just expanded my perception of the Overton window.