My current job is what I love. But I have to describe it to people this way: You love ice cream, right? Now eat an 18-wheeler full of ice cream every day. That

My current job is what I love. But I have to describe it to people this way: You love ice cream, right? Now eat an 18-wheeler full of ice cream every day. That's what "doing what you love" for a career is like. I think there is a lack of research here because so few people do "what they love" for a living. The downsides haven't been qualified; everyone assumes there are none since so few people have the luxury.