Reeling in Research

The Passion Project has a lot of different ideas and different topics roaming around the video. From the obvious topic of passion, to family pressure and risks; all of those main ideas have been thoroughly discussed and have a lot of insight between them. Looking at each topic individually makes it seem like there isn’t any connection between all of them. However looking at it as a whole ‘project’, then the ideas seems to come together. After going over and reading the Passion Project again, I understand why each topic was approached and discussed. I really liked the fact that each of the speakers had experience and knowledge about what they were talking about. These guys are normal people and they are just like us. One of the quotes from the Passion Project which really struck me was “[Passion is] something that drives you, that excites you, makes you feel good” (1). My passion has been mock trial ever since I started high school. The rush of seeing lawyers and judges in a courtroom excites me. I guess I am pretty lucky because my passion can end up as a big part of my future. But another issue which was discussed was that if you wanted to survive in the real world, then you have to push the passions in the back seat. In a dog-eat-dog world, money is what drives people. We have been taught that without money, we will not have a proper future. With articles suggesting how “Following your passion will send you to the poorhouse”, how can anyone even imagine to have a passion in the first place (Henderson)? “If the market doesn’t value [your passions] as highly as you do, you… have to… pare down your lifestyles until you can afford to live on what you can get paid [for]” (Henderson). If the young generation were to read these quotes at such a young age, they would lose all there hope for anything they desired and would basically become living robots. Shooting for ideas which can only financially support you.

Henderson, J. Maureen. "3 Reasons Following Your Passion Will Send You To The Poorhouse." Forbes. Forbes Magazine, 11 Feb. 2013. Web. 01 Sept. 2013.