"Passion" and "passionate" are horribly overused words here in Silicon Valley. But they get at something real: if you're passionate about something, it means (ideally) that you've taken the time to figure out what you're good at, what you care about, and how to organize your energies around those things. I was flattered to be interviewed on these themes recently by Ryan Bonaparte, author of a great book called Crazy Enough to Try. The writeup is featured today on Ryan's blog.