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Multi-Passion Success Myth
- Success and happiness can come from having multiple passions rather than focusing on just one or two pursuits.
- A diversified "portfolio of pursuits" can lead to joy, meaning, and career satisfaction.
Music as Early Escape and Success
- Jason Mendelson started drumming as a child to escape a challenging home environment.
- By his senior year, he earned $30,000 playing drums professionally, feeling truly rich.
Injury Led to New Directions
- A hand injury ended Jason's professional music career during college, pushing him into software engineering and other paths.
- Thirty years later, he fully regained hand function and returned to music with new success.