"Second, **interests are not discovered through introspection. Instead, interests are triggered by interactions with the outside world**. The process of interest discovery can be messy, serendipitous, and inefficient. This is because you can’t really predict with certainty what will capture your attention and what won’t. You can’t simply will yourself to like things, either. As [[Jeff Bezos]] has observed, “**One of the huge mistakes people make is that they try to force an interest on themselves.” Without experimenting, you can’t figure out which interests will stick, and which won’t**." --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[passion]], [[curiosity]], [[experiments]] **Source** -- [[20241030 - B - Grit]]