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I do improvisational comedy on stage sometimes. I love inventing characters who are overflowing with enthusiasm for what they are talking about.

Passion is something I can respect anywhere I see it. Zeal for progress is absolutely contagious.

I remember reading a line from Milan Kundera when you’re an autodidact, the knowledge is impassioned which makes it a different knowledge from what you might learn in school.

It's even more fascinating when you can learn from their passionate explanations. Got an old artist friend of mine teach me how to do pallette knife painting earlier this month. I felt like a child learning something for the first time, and he shined explaining the technique

This is why I listen to @lexfridman on Lex Fridman Podcast.

I was at a party with bunch of looping artists (sound/video) and it was one of the few times in my life where I could not follow any of the convo (and learned what it's like when I talk to people about my hobbies) but I could still appreciate/enjoy vibes of enthusiasm/excitement.

Do we have any list of such talks? A podcast or YouTube channel maybe!?

That’s numerical modeling for me whether physics-based or data-driven.

That is a great observation. Passion is at the heart of creator economy, this also explains why people enjoy following some awesome creators and their stories of passion and excitement.

What if it’s about the earth being flat?