{"id":106847,"date":"2023-06-24T15:46:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-24T19:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=106847"},"modified":"2023-07-03T11:16:07","modified_gmt":"2023-07-03T15:16:07","slug":"should-you-follow-your-passion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/should-you-follow-your-passion\/","title":{"rendered":"Should You Follow Your Passion? A Tribe of Mentors Weighs In"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Should you follow your passion? How important is it to have a career that excites you? Should your vocation be central to your identity?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In <em>Tribe of Mentors<\/em>, Tim Ferriss shares input from experts in various fields to address these critical <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/career-questions\/\">career questions<\/a>. Together, their advice can help you think through the questions and settle on the answers that are the right ones for you and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/choose-your-own-path\/\">your path<\/a> in life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep reading for insights on whether you should follow your passion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-should-you-follow-your-passion\">Should You Follow Your Passion?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Should you follow your passion? Many of Ferriss\u2019s experts agree that a job you\u2019re excited about is the core of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/living-a-fulfilled-life\/\">fulfilling life<\/a>. Political commentator Tommy Vietor argues that true passion should be your number one priority when looking for a career. Record producer Rick Rubin notes that, if you follow your passion, you won\u2019t care whether you find success or not since you\u2019ll be doing something you love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Design expert Debbie Millman takes this idea further, arguing that, if you\u2019re truly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-pursue-your-passion\/\">pursuing your passion<\/a>, you\u2019ll have no reason to worry about maintaining a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/finding-balance-between-work-and-life\/\">work-life balance<\/a>. The work itself will feel like all you need in life. Fantasy author Neil Gaiman voices a similar opinion, stating that work is there to center his life and make him feel content when nothing else will.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: You may not want to center your entire life and happiness around a career you\u2019re passionate about, as Ferriss\u2019s experts recommend. Some experts argue that, if you define yourself entirely by your work, <a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2022\/10\/striking-a-balance-between-your-passion-and-your-paycheck\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">you\u2019ll suffer an identity crisis<\/a> if you\u2019re laid off or your job is otherwise disrupted. If you can\u2019t feel good about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/your-genius\/\">who you are<\/a> outside of work, losing the chance to work will make you panic. Therefore, make your hobbies and other non-work activities as central to your life as your work so you can cope if something goes wrong professionally.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Counterpoint: Being Passionate About Your Line of Work Doesn\u2019t Matter<\/strong><br><br>Many of Ferriss\u2019s experts agree that the key to a satisfying career is imagining a job you\u2019d love to do, then going out and getting that job. In <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/so-good-they-cant-ignore-you\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>So Good They Can\u2019t Ignore You<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em>Cal Newport challenges that assumption, noting that some people in their self-proclaimed \u201cdream job\u201d still find they <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/so-good-they-cant-ignore-you\/chapters-1-3#piece-of-evidence-2-conference-board-surveys\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dislike many of the tasks they have to do<\/a>.<br><br>Newport argues that job satisfaction has nothing to do with working in a field you\u2019re passionate about. Instead, people are happy and motivated to go to work when <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/so-good-they-cant-ignore-you\/chapters-1-3#piece-of-evidence-1-scientific-research\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">they have autonomy on the job, feel like they\u2019re good at their job, and feel emotionally connected<\/a> to the people they work with.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-counterpoint-work-for-self-development-before-pursuing-passion\">Counterpoint: Work for Self-Development Before Pursuing Passion<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Other experts caution against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/following-your-passion\/\">following your passion<\/a>, at least at the beginning of your career. Instead, <strong>they recommend taking whatever opportunities offer you the most valuable skills and learning experiences.<\/strong> <em>Wired<\/em> founder Kevin Kelly argues that if you focus on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/improve-your-skills\/\">improving your skills<\/a>, you\u2019ll become valuable enough to pick and choose the opportunities that interest you the most, which lets you live whatever fulfilling life you want. BitTorrent creator Bram Cohen notes that his choice to wait to follow his passion\u2014instead building up skills while working for others\u2014is what made his first venture successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: Here, Ferriss\u2019s experts frame skill acquisition as an early stage in your career that lets you claim (or, in Cohen\u2019s case, create) the opportunities you want later. However, the authors of <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/the-startup-of-you\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The Startup of You<\/em><\/a> note that in today\u2019s world, you should <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/the-startup-of-you#the-shift-toward-careers-as-startups-and-the-startup-mindset\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">never move out of the skill acquisition stage of your career<\/a>. Rapidly advancing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/technology-and-globalization\/\">technology and globalization<\/a> have <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/the-startup-of-you#technology-globalization-and-the-end-of-traditional-career-development\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">eliminated the valuable careers<\/a> you could retain over decades with the same set of skills\u2014now, you must continuously acquire new skills to reliably create value in the rapidly-changing world.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Should you follow your passion? How important is it to have a career that excites you? Should your vocation be central to your identity? In Tribe of Mentors, Tim Ferriss shares input from experts in various fields to address these critical career questions. Together, their advice can help you think through the questions and settle on the answers that are the right ones for you and your path in life. 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