Why doesn't everyone just do this?

“I used to be mystified by kids who didn’t want to be in entertainment,” entertainer John Mulaney said once in an interview.

To some people, cracking jokes in front of others is terrifying. To him, it's play.

For most of my life, I felt the same way about baseball.

“How could people not love this sport? The tradition, the challenge, the legends! I don’t get it!

Since I don’t play anymore, I’ve transferred this attitude over to writing and storytelling.

When someone asks me how I find the time to read and write so much, my reply is always the same: “How can you not?!”

It genuinely confuses me.

Truthfully, I’d spend my entire day reading and writing if there were no detriment to that (like going insane).

If you want to find your life’s task, a good place to start is by asking yourself:

“What job does it seem crazy for other people not to want?”

If you watch Joe Rogan & marvel at how he gets paid to talk, try podcasting or other jobs that involve talking to interesting people.

If you procrastinate by reading books instead of working, your calling probably has something to do with literature or stories in general.

It’s why Naval Ravikant, one of the most wise businessmen alive, stresses the importance of finding work that feels like play. Work can be hard, but ideally, it is a challenge that you enjoy.

Your life’s task lies in the intersection between your interests and actions – and the more unusual to others that intersection is, the more likely it is to be a genuine passion.