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Re:Don’t Pursue Programming if You Aren’t Passionate About It by eeZah7Ux on Friday February 10, 2017 @09:46AM (#13615682)
> ...indicative of deeper issues. Does your job not give you enough time to finish projects? Does your job not give you enough time to stay up to date in your field? Do you constantly feel like an impostor?

You are confusing 3 completely different issues and not accounting the enjoyment of learning new things.

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Re:Don’t Pursue Programming if You Aren’t Passionate About It by rootlocus on Friday February 10, 2017 @09:53AM (#13615735)
> the enjoyment of learning new things.

This is exactly what I believe passion is. Passion isn't something that's 'vague' or that you have to search for. It's the simple joy of doing some activity or learning something related to that activity. No joy, no passion.

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