When the work feels ordinary

Passion · Little Light original

There may be a season when the thing you care about feels mostly like repetition. You return to the same desk, practise the same skill, and work through problems that nobody will ever hear about. It can be tempting to read that feeling as proof that you have lost your passion. Before you decide, look a little closer. Are you noticing things you used to miss? Are you making decisions with more care? Does part of you still want to understand the work more deeply? Interest sometimes becomes quieter as it becomes commitment. Give yourself room to rest and reconsider, but remember to count the satisfaction of learning to do something well.

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