"Never follow your passion" (employment, degree, jobs, pay)
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I really like Mike Rowe. But I also have to say I followed my passion. When to school for it. Went into the service to pay for it. Got a graduate degree in it. And have done it for 35 years. I worked my butt off to get there. Worked hours others weren't willing to work. Studied when my friends were drinking and goofing. I may not have enjoyed every minute of it, but there is very little I would change if I could do it over. My only regret would be that I can't do more of it. There is so much universe to explore and so much physics yet to be discovered if I live to be a hundred, I'll have only scratched the surface.
hearing it a second time... it sounds like he is describing married life to me, don't follow spouse, bring them with you, give up on finding the "perfect" person and settle for the one that makes the most sense
I'd say the general concept makes sense for some. Rings true for me anyway. I followed my passion of fiddling around with electronics and electrical work and in short order, here is what happened:
1. The fun went away, what was enjoyable became, simply put, WORK.
2. The jobs went away as I chased specific roles in the hopes of finding the passion again.
3. Eventually, I found myself out of work and having to altogether switch fields.
Now I am an entrepreneur. E-commerce, online shopping carts, and 3-D printing are not my passions. But they pay the bills a hell of a lot better than "chasing dreams."
I wouldn't go so far as to say this is applicable to all people. My wife, for example, followed her passion of software design and is doing very well in a field she likes alot.
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