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I think your problem with this advice is that you're looking at it at the micro-scale. They don't mean the, fairly hedonistic, "only ever do the activities that

I think your problem with this advice is that you're looking at it at the micro-scale. They don't mean the, fairly hedonistic, "only ever do the activities that you love to do", but rather in a grander scheme. Work on the problems that motivate you, the issues that are near and dear to your heart. And yes, that will mean doing things you don't like. But it also means you'll be more likely to succeed in them because you actually care about the end result.

waqasaday 15y ago
I think there is no micro scale for the advice to be right and wrong. And you're trying to say the same thing in your last lines of the comments, so I am mostly agree with they way you put it. But I still believe, Do What You Love takes you no where, so it should be replaced by Go Where You Want And Do Anything Positive for That.
- aik 15y ago
  People are different in that some people are better at achieving regardless of their feelings towards the goal (good example would be many straight A students), while other people struggle endlessly with a task unless their feelings are in line with the goal (e.g. some high school or university dropouts). I believe every entrepreneur has to be achievement oriented to some degree. However, being achievement oriented and not working on something you find interesting will always be the more difficult situation for everyone - you'll be constantly fighting upstream to some degree. It's possible, but not the ideal situation. Align your work in some way with your largest goals and you're bound to be happier and the chance of success is bound to be higher.
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- ArekDymalski 15y ago
  Waqasday, the "Do what you love" is just a nice sounding simplification of "Work on the topic you are passionate about" and is one of the best advice imho, generally for life. Although naturally not universal as any other advice. However in case of startups we could add "Develop your passions - learn how to do and enjoy new things (required to succeed)". But that's not as catchy for a slogan.

waqasaday 15y ago

I think there is no micro scale for the advice to be right and wrong. And you're trying to say the same thing in your last lines of the comments, so I am mostly agree with they way you put it. But I still believe, Do What You Love takes you no where, so it should be replaced by Go Where You Want And Do Anything Positive for That.

aik 15y ago
People are different in that some people are better at achieving regardless of their feelings towards the goal (good example would be many straight A students), while other people struggle endlessly with a task unless their feelings are in line with the goal (e.g. some high school or university dropouts). I believe every entrepreneur has to be achievement oriented to some degree. However, being achievement oriented and not working on something you find interesting will always be the more difficult situation for everyone - you'll be constantly fighting upstream to some degree. It's possible, but not the ideal situation. Align your work in some way with your largest goals and you're bound to be happier and the chance of success is bound to be higher.
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ArekDymalski 15y ago
Waqasday, the "Do what you love" is just a nice sounding simplification of "Work on the topic you are passionate about" and is one of the best advice imho, generally for life. Although naturally not universal as any other advice. However in case of startups we could add "Develop your passions - learn how to do and enjoy new things (required to succeed)". But that's not as catchy for a slogan.