Presentation by Luke Pomorski at PodCamp Cleveland, a bar camp conference in Cleveland, OH. Luke discussed how sometimes it's difficult to figure out exactly what you are passionate about. What should your podcast or blog be about? The usual route to an answer is to do lots of searching online, read many articles, and watch online video. Perhaps there is another way. Being passionate is about sustained interest in something. He presented some ideas on staying focused and avoiding distractions to find out what your unique contribution can really be.

3. W. A. Mozart Isaac Newton The Past

6. No Television No Movies No Radio No Internet The Past (for thousands of years...)

7. The Past No Electricity No Telephones No Cell Phones No Google Maps No File Sharing No Twitter No Facebook No RSS Feeds

8. The Past No YouTube No DVDs No CNN No Blogs No Video Games No Radio No CDs No Google Search No E-Mail

9. The Past (life was hard...) No Modern Medicine High Infant Mortality Low Life Expectancy Poverty No Electricity No Appliances No Supermarkets Lifelong Ailments

10. Technology is not needed for passion.

13. Distraction and the Illusion of Knowledge

15. How can you be all knowing?

20. Other Ways To Avoid Distraction

25. Finding Passion

26. Passion is Sustained Interest

28. Technology is Not The Focus

33. Boredom is Good Makes you hungry for change.

36. Assignment For 2 Months No TV Very little online video Very few random articles