How to Find Daily Joy by Juggling Two or Three Passions
Long-term vision is more than just a buzzword. When you look ahead and set your sights on a project—or even two or three—you give yourself a reason to stay curious, to keep searching, and to fill your days with things that truly bring you joy. Alternating between different projects is important. It keeps your mind awake and your spirit engaged.
Imagine having two or three passion projects. It could be anything: knitting, cooking, making strawberry desserts, playing chess, Scrabble, or other board games. Maybe you love gardening. These are the kinds of projects that can follow you through the year, and switching between them keeps things fresh. If you dedicate just half an hour to forty-five minutes a day to these activities, you’ll notice a real difference in how you feel. It’s a simple way to boost your happiness and sense of fulfillment.
When you have a project that sticks with you day after day, it does more than just fill your time. It makes you feel good. It wakes you up inside. Sometimes our days can feel a bit monotonous, and we all need a change now and then. Doing different things each day, or even just being in different places, sparks creativity. It helps you notice things you might have missed otherwise.
Another benefit is gratitude. When you work on a project and see it come to life, you become better at it, you enjoy yourself, and you realize that life is meant to be enjoyed. Life is short. Spending three hours on something you don’t like is like losing three hours you’ll never get back. That’s why it’s so important to fill as much of your time as possible with things that make you happy.
Alternating between passion projects is key. Take a notebook and jot down ten or twenty ideas for projects. Pick two or three to start with. Sometimes the best ideas aren’t obvious, so ask your family what you loved doing when you were a kid. Maybe you spent whole afternoons building with Playmobil or reading comics. I used to love Playmobil myself. Even now, I could sell collectible Playmobil sets online, make a film about them, or join a community of collectors. These things bring back wonderful memories.
I also loved reading, especially Tintin comics. Now, there’s a great Tintin app where you can read all the comics on your tablet, even in different languages. Imagine spending half an hour in the evening, maybe in the bath or on the couch, reading a Tintin comic in English, Spanish, Italian, German, or even Japanese. It’s a fun way to improve your language skills while doing something you love.
Gardening, dog grooming, training dogs, or even decorating for Christmas—these can all be passion projects. Maybe you love Scandinavian-style Christmas decorations. You could even specialize in that. We all have things we enjoy, sometimes for reasons we can’t explain. The important thing is to have these projects in your life. You’ll see, it will radically increase your happiness. It changes everything.
“The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.”
— Bertrand Russell
“Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.”
— Dalai Lama
Key Takeaways
- Keep two or three passion projects in your life and switch between them regularly.
- Dedicate at least 30–45 minutes a day to something you love.
- Ask yourself what you enjoyed as a child—those clues can guide your adult happiness.
- Don’t be afraid to try new things or revisit old hobbies.
- Life is short; fill it with moments that bring you joy.
Action Steps
- Write down 10–20 project ideas in a notebook.
- Pick two or three to start this week.
- Ask family or friends what you loved doing as a kid.
- Try a new hobby or revisit an old one for at least half an hour each day.
Reflection
- What passion projects could you bring back into your life?
- How can you make time each day for something that makes you happy?
- What’s stopping you from starting today?
Pierre-Henry Soria
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