Finding one's passion
Subject in Self-Improvement
Finding one's passion has come up in 5 episodes across 4 podcasts in TMT, including Huberman Lab, The Mel Robbins Podcast, The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett. 5 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
DruskiAmerican comedian, content creator and founder of the Coulda Bin Records comedy brand
Druski said sitting in silence with yourself, rather than while high, drunk or distracted, is the key to figuring out your purpose.
“that is one of the main things that shifted my entire life was sitting down in silence and figuring out what is it that I want to do”
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett: Druski: They're Lying To You About Overnight Success! (Sep 24, 2026) · Listen from 1:42:50
Druski argued that focusing on the distant goal is paralysing and that progress comes from seeing and taking small steps.
“if you focus on the far goal, no, you'll never achieve shit”
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett: Druski: They're Lying To You About Overnight Success! (Sep 24, 2026) · Listen from 1:30:45
Druski said he is happy but not fulfilled, and that hunger must never stop for anyone pursuing greatness.
“Anybody that is pursuing greatness will never tell you that the hunger has stopped. It has to continue to keep going”
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett: Druski: They're Lying To You About Overnight Success! (Sep 24, 2026) · Listen from 1:07:32
Druski said an armed robbery during a scam gone wrong was the moment he decided to commit fully to comedy.
“That was the moment I noticed, okay, if I survive this, I am going to turn my life around and I'm not going to go to a job”
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett: Druski: They're Lying To You About Overnight Success! (Sep 24, 2026) · Listen from 41:05
Andrew HubermanAmerican neuroscientist, professor at Stanford School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab podcast
Huberman argues that people find their passion by becoming good at effort in things they are not passionate about.
“you find your passion by getting good at effort in things that you're not passionate about so that when you eventually find your passion, you can just get there much faster”
Huberman Lab: How to Improve Motivation & Overcome Procrastination | Dr. Masud Husain (Aug 24, 2026) · Listen from 49:16
Huberman warns against two traps while searching for a vocation: being pulled into drama and numbing out.
“You need to avoid two things critically. These are the don'ts, avoid drama,”
Huberman Lab: Your Top Health Questions Answered (Jul 27, 2026) · Listen from 1:35:02
Huberman advises apprenticing oneself to a field and mastering its core mechanics before attempting to add a personal spin.
“you got to get the core mechanics and the basics first. You don't get to come in there and be like, I'm me and I'm going to change the game. No, it's chop wood, carry water”
Huberman Lab: Your Top Health Questions Answered (Jul 27, 2026) · Listen from 1:39:58
Huberman invokes Joe Strummer's 'no input, no output' to argue that discovering a passion requires active engagement with the world.
“which is no input, no output. You need to be interfacing with the world in order to have ideas and to discover what your passion is”
Huberman Lab: Your Top Health Questions Answered (Jul 27, 2026) · Listen from 1:33:47
Mel RobbinsAmerican author, podcast host and former lawyer who hosts The Mel Robbins Podcast
Citing Katy Milkman's research, Robbins says adding an enjoyable activity to a busy schedule makes people feel more in control of their time and energized.
“one of the fastest ways to feel more in control of your time and to feel more energized in your life is to add something in that you like doing”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: The Ultimate Life Advice: How to Get Motivated, Build Confidence & Create Better Relationships (Oct 5, 2026) · Listen from 20:12
Robbins argues that passion is a feeling rather than something to be found, and is essentially another word for energy.
“Start using the word energy instead of the word passion because passion is just another word for energy”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: The Ultimate Life Advice: How to Get Motivated, Build Confidence & Create Better Relationships (Oct 5, 2026) · Listen from 17:42
Nick KrollAmerican comedian, actor, writer and co-creator of Big Mouth
Kroll acknowledges his privilege gave him a safety net and says he pursued comedy to avoid regret.
“I think the idea for me was like, well, I'm going to regret the fuck out of this if I don't try”
SmartLess: "Nick Kroll" (Apr 27, 2026) · Listen from 31:55
Kroll says leaving his first sketch audition was the moment he knew comedy was what he wanted to do.
“it was truly the one time in my life I walked out of that thing. I was like, This is it”
SmartLess: "Nick Kroll" (Apr 27, 2026) · Listen from 24:45
Jason BatemanAmerican actor and director, co-host of SmartLess
Bateman advises that loving one's work enough to do it unpaid is the fuel for success and longevity.
“if you are lucky enough to get paid a little bit to do something that you would pay somebody else to do because you love it so much”
SmartLess: "Nick Kroll" (Apr 27, 2026) · Listen from 33:26
Coverage over time
Podcasts
- Huberman Lab · 2 episodes
- The Mel Robbins Podcast · 1 episode
- The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · 1 episode
- SmartLess · 1 episode
Episodes
The Ultimate Life Advice: How to Get Motivated, Build Confidence & Create Better RelationshipsThe Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 5, 2026 · 1 h 6 min
Mel Robbins answers listener questions on moving away from family, book recommendations, finding passion, diet and fitness, managing emotions, breakups, and career decisions.
Druski: They're Lying To You About Overnight Success!The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · Sep 24, 2026 · 1 h 49 min
Comedian Druski tells Steven Bartlett how an abusive childhood, a college dropout and an armed robbery shaped his pursuit of comedy greatness.
How to Improve Motivation & Overcome Procrastination | Dr. Masud HusainHuberman Lab · Aug 24, 2026 · 2 h 21 min
Andrew Huberman and Oxford neurologist Masud Husain discuss the neuroscience of motivation, apathy, dopamine, effort-reward decisions, attention, ADHD, and Alzheimer's resilience.
- Your Top Health Questions Answered
Huberman Lab · Jul 27, 2026 · 1 h 44 min
Andrew Huberman answers listener questions on late-night workouts, light exposure, memory, smell, fertility, menopause, surgery recovery and finding a passion.
"Nick Kroll"SmartLess · Apr 27, 2026 · 1 h
Comedian Nick Kroll joins the SmartLess hosts to discuss Big Mouth, his Georgetown comedy start, UCB, his family, new projects and career strategy.