Not Just For The Paycheck

If you really love what you do, and it genuinely makes you happy, then it is passionate work, by default.
As we work most of the day, if it is a stressful, avoidable experience, then we are not living fully.
Working on what we don't want to do all week and then following our passion on weekends isn't a very rewarding experience.

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5 Lies You've Been Told About "Following Your Passion"

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A few years ago, when I began to focus more on my writing career, my mom, a former writer herself, gave me a book titled Passion: Every Day. It was filled with inspiring quotes like "I dare you, while there is still time, to have a magnificent obsession" and "follow your desire as long as you live."

Key Ideas

You don't find passion

You cultivate it. Expecting to find something that feels perfect right away may lead to the frustration of constant seeking.

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Don’t quit your job too fast

Individuals who pursue their passions as side-gigs and gradually ramp up are much more successful in the long run.

This is because there’s less pressure, so you can take more risks.

The "Go big or go home" attitude

Taking small and consistent steps leads to big gains.

People with that “Go Big or Go Home” attitude tend to end up home. They get injured or burn out from doing too much, too fast, too soon.

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'Following Your Passion' Is Dead - Here's What To Replace It With

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New research has come out that dismantles the idea of "follow your passion" as a recipe for career success. In fact, this advice does far more harm than good. But what should we replace it with? I suggest three frameworks that help navigate the question "What should I do with the rest of my life?"

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Don't follow your passion

The main flaw of “finding your passion” presupposes that interests and passions are fixed, rather than fluid and evolving as we age and gain wisdom and experience.

The problem with following your passion

It ignores the market. Unless you have a trust fund waiting for you, you’ll have to feed yourself and others.
It will turn a passion into a job.

Learn from Startups

Identify real needs in the market that are currently not being well met.
Assess your strengths: Whatever is easy for you that most others have a harder time with, that’s a worthy option.
Match up these two in a constantly iterative process: This process takes many years if not decades.

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