Blaise Pascal: "We are generally the better persuaded by the reasons we discover ourselves than by those given to us by others." With a hobby, the simple act o

Blaise Pascal: "We are generally the better persuaded by the reasons we discover ourselves than by those given to us by others." With a hobby, the simple act of doing it is the reward, and when money becomes the reward given to you by someone else, all of a sudden it becomes work. Hobbies are fun. Work is rewarding (and sometimes fun). But rarely do the two intersect. I think the point is if you can't find your hobby rewarding and/or you can't do it for 8+ hours a day, every day, then it shouldn't be your job.