Is My Hobby Destined to Fail Because It's Too Closely Related to My Work?

Cal Newport answers a question about hobbies. Overall, Cal advises to not worry too much about it.
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0:00 Cal's intro
1:34 Cal listens to a question about hobbies
1:47 Cal gives his initial thoughts
2:09 Cal talks about his past computer hobbies
2:38 Don't sweat it
4:50 Cal talks about project selection
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About Cal Newport:
Cal Newport is a computer science professor at Georgetown University. In addition to his academic research, he writes about the intersection of digital technology and culture. Cal's particularly interested in our struggle to deploy these tools in ways that support instead of subvert the things we care about in both our personal and professional lives.
Cal is a New York Times bestselling author of seven books, including, most recently, A World Without Email, Digital Minimalism, and Deep Work. He's also the creator of The Time-Block Planner.
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1. Project Selection (if possible choose a project that ignites passion to do it) 2.find/build a Community that’s related to your hobby 3. Invest less energy at work to have more energy for other activities 4. Physical Activity (overall increase of energy)