“Follow your passion” might be bad advice
“Follow your passion” is frustratingly meaningless if, like many people, you don’t have a passion to follow.
We don’t have much evidence that matching your job to a pre-existing interest makes you more likely to find that work satisfying.
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The passion mindset asks “What does this job offer me?".The craftsman's mindset finds joy in developing news skills and then puts them to work, by asking “What am I offering the world? “
- 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.
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.