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Re:To fixate on finding work that makes us happy is a luxury by hso1 on Wednesday December 21, 2016 @11:13AM (#13230185)
What do we need our passion for? To motivate ourselves? IMO, we have a problem when we expect to feel motivated to do stuff.

I think we need to learn to do stuff even if we "don't feel it" yet, that state comes later as a reward for doing.

Long ago I read an article that made me think about this: http://www.wisdomination.com/screw-motivation-what-you-need-...

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Re:To fixate on finding work that makes us happy is a luxury by twoquestions on Wednesday December 21, 2016 @11:19AM (#13230239)
No doubt going on passion alone is foolhardy, but you'll be less productive if you hate what you do.

I know more than a few people who avoid seeking jobs they enjoy because they feel "work should be miserable and hard". I don't understand them at all.

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