..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.. Without experimenting, you can't figure out which interests will stick, and which won't. Angela Duckworth
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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. Instead, it's a hit or a miss. You have to try things out and see which ones work for you.

It's also hard to predict whether a given interest will stick. Maybe once you start thinking about a certain topic, you'll find that you just don't want to think about it anymore. Or maybe you'll find that the subject interests you so much that it becomes difficult to concentrate on anything else.

Or maybe after all that experimenting, you'll discover that an interest in something totally unexpected pops up.

Source: Grit: Passion, Perseverance, And The Science Of Success

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