I lived in Japan for 18 years. Japan is not known for people following any of the advice in this article > Stop seeking your One True Passion 1000s of example

I lived in Japan for 18 years. Japan is not known for people following any of the advice in this article > Stop seeking your One True Passion 1000s of examples of Japanese people following their passion to extremes exceeding most non-Japanese expectations. A famous example would be Jiro from "Jiro Dreams of Sushi" Japan is a place where lots people give their lives to their company. I've met plenty of Japanese who work 10am with 90 minute commute (so 8:30am) to 10pm (and 90 mins back) 5 days a week, all year. These people have families but they readily admit they spend more time with coworkers than family and are in many ways closer to them.