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What happens when the love wears out?

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Money is the driving force for a lot of activities. As much as we may do things for the love, there's always that second voice in our head that says "I can earn from it too". This is so for a lot of people around the world, but even more so for Nigerians. source A few days ago, I was thinking about 2 rich friends I have who come from relatively rich homes, however, the moment the one with the major money decisions in their family died their lives took a whole new turn.

In Nigeria, you're just one unforeseeable circumstance away from abject poverty. It can be a seemingly inconsequential occurrence but its effect on you would wreck your entire life and probably send you living on the streets.

There's nearly no need to perform a task just for the love of it, but I dwell on the love I have for certain things until the love can't sustain me anymore.

It's sort of like marriage. We hear a lot of counsel form our elders to "not marry for love". This makes sense. The things you love about a person will fade, just like the things you love about a certain task. So, what do you do? Jump ship? Find a new task or develop on yourself until you find love for what you do once again?

Yeah, definitely the second option.

Writing for me has been a thing of comfort. I love to write and for a while even when I got my freelance gigs, I loved to research and put my mind on paper for those articles. When I changed my writing niche, I loved it even more because I was exploring some new areas that often caught my curiosity.

Almost a year down the line in this niche and everything feels like a chore. The money comes in, even more, than it did in the beginning, however, my soul feels lost. Now, I do it for the money and not the love. Yes, the information still sparks my curiosity but I've read so much of the same similar content I believe I need something new.

My quest to dive into UI/UX design was not born out of a love for the field. It was born from a quest to gain a skill that can pay me properly from any part of the world. So far, my training was cut short due to some minor circumstance, however, I discuss it daily with my friend and help him find solutions to his different UI problems.

Thanks to him, I've been able to wrap my head around solutions to problems I haven't faced yet and proper details on how to design an entire app from beginning to the end.

The point I'm making from all this is that love for a craft is never enough. What keeps you going after a year or 2 of consistency is a benefit that goes beyond satisfying a curiosity.

Thanks for reading

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