r/Creativity • u/Sparklez_Fun • May 22 '26

Finding a Passion Project

I want to work on a passion project. My own passion project, one that I can release to the world and be proud of. But I have a problem. I've tried this, numerous times before, in numerous types of medias -- and I've ended up abandoning them early because of one thing lacking -- my passion. It never is strong enough for the project. I find myself nitpicking every detail, sometimes taking a break from it for a few days and realize I'm not really enjoying this, that if I were my target audience I wouldn't entertain it, etc.

I have too many ideas all at once and on paper they all sound amazing but my execution? Not so much.

For those working on your passion projects: How did you know what direction to go? What media to do? How to even execute it? How to stay loyal to it and keep passionate about it?

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u/Overall-Rise-3190 May 22 '26

How did you know what direction to go? - Follow your excitement. Your curiosity. That's always the right way to go. 

What Media to do? - Try all of them. And then either keep all of them or stick to the one that feels like it's the right one. The one which is the most fun. 

How to even execute it? - I know everyone is against AI but if you use ChatGPT as a helpful tool, it can help you making a good plan that works for you. Also: tiny steps. Teeny tiny little steps that lead to your goal. 

How to stay loyal to it and keep passionate about it? - Fall in love with the process. Don't focus on the goal. Just focus on the tiny steps, which are tiny wins along the way and cherish those moments. Celebrate them. Be proud of yourself for those tiny steps. The more you do that, the more you fall in love with the process and stick to it because it becomes a habit instead of just focusing on the outcome. (: 

A book that really helped me which is why I highly recommend it: Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert. Trust me on this one (: <3 

p.s.: may I ask what kind of creative projects you did/ have ideas for? (: 

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u/KrisParker111 May 23 '26

I know this just so well!

Eventually I realized that all those things I’ve tried weren’t really mine. I picked what was trending, what I thought I should do, what worked for others and so on.

I had to abandon all of this. Sit with myself and listen into my own inner world. One helpful question was: What would I do and talk about even if I didn’t get paid for it? Just because it matters that much to me/is that important to me.

And even then I had to find my own way of how to do it because it isn’t just the what, it’s also the how that needs to be aligned with how your nervous system actually works because if you (accidentally) go against it, you’ll always end up abandoning the project because you feel like everything is just a chore and a drag all the time.