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Who is to say whether it is correct or not? Even if you disagree with the point, I don't see anything that makes it "certainly [not correct]".

• jamesaguilar 15y ago
  It's trivially obvious to me that if the betterment of your economic situation is not your main goal in life, his advice is incorrect. "If the main topic of conversation you have with your friends is not how you can better yourself, you need to get new friends." I'm sure there is some small subset of people for whom this is true. But if that's the criteria for evaluating the truth of a universal statement then it would be hard to make one about humans that is false.
  • waterlesscloud 15y ago
    I read the statement in a much broader way, and would disagree that it is at all obvious that he meant it in the narrow sense you are interpreting it. In fact, if you read the whole article, I'm somewhat confused that you could imagine he even primarily means economic betterment. It seems clear to me that he means you should be working to live your life doing things you want to do. That's what the entire article is about.
    • jamesaguilar 15y ago
      Considering all the discussion of career switches and unhappy jobs, I'd have to differ with you on that point. To me it seems like the "doing what you love" is more in service to having a better job than the other way around. But I can see how you might come to the conclusion you have.