There are a few books around that topic. I did read the Cal Newport - "So good they can't ignore you" where the summary says: Skills trumps passion and followin

There are a few books around that topic. I did read the Cal Newport - "So good they can't ignore you" where the summary says: Skills trumps passion and following you passion is a bad advice. I did follow that book for the last 5-10 years of my career and can say, I did double my salary and have now a life where I can easily afford big holidays, not worry about any car or health issues/breakdowns and put money on the side. But deep down I truly regret not turning my career in the middle to something closer to what I wanted to do. Today I have some small regrets not having followed a bit more the "passion"-things mid-career or trying to combine them and not always focus on money and climbing the ladder... One better advice is: If you want a satisfying career, ask yourself: What activities do I keep returning to, even though they are challenging? (check this HBR article: https://hbr.org/2020/11/what-you-should-follow-instead-of-your-passion https://hbr.org/2020/11/what-you-should-follow-instead-of-yo...)