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I don't see how the two philosophies are necessarily contrary. Nobody is saying that doing what you love must comprise one's "day job". I think the idea behind
by manvsmachine 17y ago
I don't see how the two philosophies are necessarily contrary. Nobody is saying that doing what you love must comprise one's "day job". I think the idea behind the saying is that, generally speaking, one must love (or at least like) what they do in order to maintain the drive needed to become world class.
There are already enough obstacles out there that one must overcome to become the best at what they do. Why arbitrarily add another by picking something you don't even like?
- roc 17y agoI don't think many people really are doing jobs they don't like. When you genuinely don't like the work, you quit. Even people who are making a primarily economic decision simply do not stay in jobs they hate. I've yet to hear someone say they hate their job and then discover that they actually dislike the work itself. Rather, what they hate are corporate pressures, co-workers and other external forces that impede their ability to do their job. When people feel they have control over those factors, they minimize them. When they don't, it creates the stress that leads to 'I hate my job'.
- yosho 17y agoexactly, its' not necessarily the work, it's everything that surrounds the work that makes doing quality work impossible.