Are you sure that it’s lack of passion that is your problem here? You are apparently passionate enough to start all these longterm projects, even though you know that with all likelihood you will not finish them. Can it be, that what you actually looking for, is a way to keep commiting to a project even after the initial burst of passion has ended?
That certainly could be the case, but my reason for asking after manipulation of passion specifically is that commitment sans passion would likely breed disdain in long-term scenarios. But, I could be wrong, and it would certainly at least be worth trying something like Beeminder, I suppose. It just seems that, in this situation, want of a deep desire to finish isn’t great.
commitment sans passion would likely breed disdain in long-term scenarios
I think there is a delicate dance between commitment and desire and navigating it correctly is pretty hard to put to words.
Commiting to something you do not desire in the first place, will very likely lead to disdain. But if you desire the thing initially, and therefore commit to doing it, even after the initial rush has died down, you can enter a self-reinforcing cycle where keeping the commitment rekindles the passion which reinforces the resolve to keep the commitment.
I think, it’s not unlike romantic relationship. You do not break up with your partner the moment you experienced any negative feelings towards them. You keep working on your relationship, solve the problems that arise and therefore your feelings for each other become reinforced by this, and relationship become deeper.
On the other hand, if your relationships consist of almost nothing but the nagative, then no resolve to keep the commitment will save them. And neither it should.
Are you sure that it’s lack of passion that is your problem here? You are apparently passionate enough to start all these longterm projects, even though you know that with all likelihood you will not finish them. Can it be, that what you actually looking for, is a way to keep commiting to a project even after the initial burst of passion has ended?
That certainly could be the case, but my reason for asking after manipulation of passion specifically is that commitment sans passion would likely breed disdain in long-term scenarios. But, I could be wrong, and it would certainly at least be worth trying something like Beeminder, I suppose. It just seems that, in this situation, want of a deep desire to finish isn’t great.
I think there is a delicate dance between commitment and desire and navigating it correctly is pretty hard to put to words.
Commiting to something you do not desire in the first place, will very likely lead to disdain. But if you desire the thing initially, and therefore commit to doing it, even after the initial rush has died down, you can enter a self-reinforcing cycle where keeping the commitment rekindles the passion which reinforces the resolve to keep the commitment.
I think, it’s not unlike romantic relationship. You do not break up with your partner the moment you experienced any negative feelings towards them. You keep working on your relationship, solve the problems that arise and therefore your feelings for each other become reinforced by this, and relationship become deeper.
On the other hand, if your relationships consist of almost nothing but the nagative, then no resolve to keep the commitment will save them. And neither it should.