The Passion Paradox
Curiosity Chronicle
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How to Escape the Paradox of Pursuing Your Passions
Stanford Marker study shows that by chasing our passions as a career, we will quickly turn them into any other job. The intrinsic motivation to pursue a given task is undermined by the reward system which inevitably enters the fold. We need not make work the center of meaning or self-worth in our lives. It's okay for a job to just be a job. Forcing yourself to feel bad about that is unproductive.
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