The tides of my mind (opens in new tab)

I've always been quite fascinated by people who seem maintain a deep interest in a subject over the long term. I have for a long time been self critical of my own inability to do so and have on occasion forced myself to maintain my involvement in X hobby at the detriment of my true interest in it. Over the past 5 years I've been on a journey of self-discovery to re-learn what I know about myself with a non-critical eye. One of the quirks of my personality is my ever-shifting focus of interest...