Insightful post. Maybe I’m burnt out, but I was kind of sad to see the pivot to “how to be a better worker” at the end of it.
For me, when it comes to hobbies the it’s pretty sequential. I usually start with discussing, then start doing/gearing while discussing, then abandon the discussing and forget most of what I learned about gear, but usually keep doing.
I spent a few months reading about bicycle sizing and components and geometries and etc., and got a lot of joy from all of that. Then at some point I got a bicycle, and now it’s like 7 years later and I barely remember anything from that first phase, but I still ride the bicycle.
Same with wristwatches, mycology, etc. I always open with the obsession/discussion phase before moving on to a more settled doing phase.
For me, when it comes to hobbies the it’s pretty sequential. I usually start with discussing, then start doing/gearing while discussing, then abandon the discussing and forget most of what I learned about gear, but usually keep doing.
I spent a few months reading about bicycle sizing and components and geometries and etc., and got a lot of joy from all of that. Then at some point I got a bicycle, and now it’s like 7 years later and I barely remember anything from that first phase, but I still ride the bicycle.
Same with wristwatches, mycology, etc. I always open with the obsession/discussion phase before moving on to a more settled doing phase.