passion project
Heart-driven endeavor
A passion project is something pursued for personal fulfillment rather than money or obligation—a novel written on weekends, a documentary funded out of pocket, a restored car in the garage.
The term implies work done with love rather than professional calculation: The album was a passion project she'd been dreaming about for years.
It often suggests something outside one's main career, though professionals sometimes call paid work a passion project when it aligns unusually well with their interests.
- labor of loveWork done for fulfillment, not payment
- heart and soulWith complete dedication
- side hustleSecondary income venture
- creative outletChannel for artistic expression
- creative sparkSudden imaginative impulse
hobby · obsession · dream · brainchild · vision · sweat equity · calling · moonlighting · after hours · DIY · handmade · from scratch · workshop · garage · late nights · weekend warrior · self-taught · portfolio
- life goalscareer, get married, world peace, purpose, aim
- projectstasks, milestones, deadlines, timelines, deliverables
- side projectsstartup, web app
- indie filmindie films, indie film, independent, low budget, independent film
- bootstrappingself-funded, self-funding, sweat equity, startup funding, solopreneur
- Do-goodersdo-gooder, volunteer, activist, humanitarian, philanthropist
passion projectchore
Routine domestic task
drudgery · forced labor · necessary evil · busywork · grunt work
passion projectday job
Primary paid employment
nine-to-five · work for hire · commissioned work · contract work · meal ticket
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