For The Love Of Money
I haven't been clear enough about my dislike for that advice. I think it depends on how deep you go in your own assessment of the things you love. For example, I love to write. It genuinely gives me pleasure and a sense of accomplishment.
But, if I don't write about things that enough people are interested in, it won't serve to make me money. And that leads me to this...
My real passion is making money. My love of writing can either serve that ultimate passion, or it can work against it. Writing (like any activity) takes time. It requires an investment of 'time capital.' As such, it can either be productive or counter-productive as it pertains to the fulfillment of my ultimate passion - making money.
If what I write about has too small an audience, or cannot be monetized well, then my deeper passion (making money) will not be satisfied. I'll end up disillusioned and maybe even bitter.
So, I actually am following the advice to "do what I love." The crucial part, though, is that I will willingly alter other things that I love to achieve this ultimate goal. I might want to write about politics today, but that's counter-productive and takes away from my deeper love of making money. So I'll exercise my love of writing by focusing on a topic that will move me closer to satisfying my foundational passion of seeing my bank account grow.
I hope this hasn't been too opaque. Some issues are hard to put accurately into words.
John
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