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Off course everybody needs money to survive. But when choosing a profession, some people choose to be an attorney because they can get a big salery. However I
by TeeWEE 14y ago
Off course everybody needs money to survive. But when choosing a profession, some people choose to be an attorney because they can get a big salery.
However I choose computer science because of the passion. I also had a passion for making music. But the passion and the money are the drivers. But the main driver is not the money.
- veemjeem 14y agoI guess that could still depend -- suppose the individual in question made lots of money by selling a software product, and develops a passion for it due to the payout. Does it matter if he was initially passionate, or only after making the money? A friend of mine hated piano as a child, only after many forced hours of practice (from his tiger mom) he became really good and started to win state championships for his ability. After a few more years, he developed a passion for it and played piano for fun. He never liked piano to begin with, but when he became good at it, he developed that passion. So I'd argue that a bad programmer, after making some decent money, can become passionate at it when the initial driver started as money.
- strengthftw 14y agoDo you by chance read Cal Newport's blog? or have read his recent book "So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love"
- veemjeem 14y agonope, did he form the same opinion as mine?
- strengthftw 14y agoyup