“I Don’t Get Excited About It”
“Work will always be work. Some people work doing what they love. Other people work so that they can do what they love when they’re not working. Neither is more noble.” That last sentence shook me.
Simone Stolzoff • The Good Enough Job: Reclaiming Life from Work
“It's tough to be good at something you're not interested in. It's nearly impossible to be great at something you're not obsessed with.”
FS (Farnam Street) • Brain Food: Maximum Flexibility
Although doing great work takes less discipline than people think — because the way to do great work is to find something you like so much that you don't have to force yourself to do it — finding work you love does usually require discipline. Some people are lucky enough to know what they want to do when they're 12, and just glide along as if they ... See more
Paul Graham • How to Do What You Love
So the question is not so much “What are you passionate about?” The question is “What are you passionate enough about that you can endure the most disagreeable aspects of the work?”
Elizabeth Gilbert • Big Magic: How to Live a Creative Life, and Let Go of Your Fear
“Work will always be work. Some people work doing what they love. Other people work so that they can do what they love when they’re not working. Neither is more noble.”
Simone Stolzoff • The Good Enough Job: What We Gain When We Don’t Put Work First
So the question is not so much “What are you passionate about?” The question is “What are you passionate enough about that you can endure the most disagreeable aspects of the work?”