This strikes me as a tradeoff between epistemic and instrumental rationality. Perhaps the best way to manage the tradeoff is: if your hurdles are primarily motivational, i.e. the question is whether you’re going to do anything, then go ahead and put yourself in a motivational echo chamber. Once your motivation is resilient, seek out critical feedback that could cause you to change your path.
The effect that getting positive feedback from following a passion has on your thinking seems to be localized around the area related to said passion, mostly.
If I decide that my passion is, say, anti-aging research, I’l inevitably steer my thought in certain ways, such as around what is necessary to get the research off the ground. If I’ve decided to take pride in simply being a playful person, this has some such effects too, but heck if I know what those are, since that’s something I’m currently playing with. Seems to be affecting my work style and schedule, at the very least.
I’m unsure if it’s possible to go without having a thing that you are trying to, or are getting approval for, in the long-term. We’re social beings, and that’s fine.
This strikes me as a tradeoff between epistemic and instrumental rationality. Perhaps the best way to manage the tradeoff is: if your hurdles are primarily motivational, i.e. the question is whether you’re going to do anything, then go ahead and put yourself in a motivational echo chamber. Once your motivation is resilient, seek out critical feedback that could cause you to change your path.
The effect that getting positive feedback from following a passion has on your thinking seems to be localized around the area related to said passion, mostly.
If I decide that my passion is, say, anti-aging research, I’l inevitably steer my thought in certain ways, such as around what is necessary to get the research off the ground. If I’ve decided to take pride in simply being a playful person, this has some such effects too, but heck if I know what those are, since that’s something I’m currently playing with. Seems to be affecting my work style and schedule, at the very least.
I’m unsure if it’s possible to go without having a thing that you are trying to, or are getting approval for, in the long-term. We’re social beings, and that’s fine.