I have incidental stuff I also enjoy now and then, but only one calling, and I consider myself lucky that it's writing code (and that the market value of my wor

I have incidental stuff I also enjoy now and then, but only one calling, and I consider myself lucky that it's writing code (and that the market value of my work has increased so much in twenty years) rather than something like http://www.geek.com/articles/geek-cetera/100000-toothpicks-used-to-depict-san-francisco-20110427/ http://www.geek.com/articles/geek-cetera/100000-toothpicks-u.... Some people have a deep-seated need to do things society hardly values at all, and terrible advice like "follow your bliss and money will take care of itself" would only compound their tragedy. I think the key is to find the smallest gap between what you need to do and what our civilization wants from you, because that gap will be the measure of your dissatisfaction.