> I don’t think that great work and financial success are necessarily related This is an important thing to know. An even broader point is that no matter what

> I don’t think that great work and financial success are necessarily related This is an important thing to know. An even broader point is that no matter what you do you can't control how the world will receive your work. You may do work that's considered great long after you're dead. You may do work that is tragically overlooked because something bigger happens to be going on right now. That's why I think the advice to follow your interests is solid. At least that way you'll guarantee doing something interesting even if you can't guarantee doing something great.