The Case Against Following Your Passion (Ep. 273)

The Inforium

Thomas Frank and Martin Boehme

Personal Branding, Career, Productivity, Business, Learning, Lifehacking, College, University, Education, 101, Lifestyle Design, Work Smart, Class

4.8 • 998 Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2019

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

Everywhere you look, the world is telling you to follow your passion. But does it need to be your job? Full show notes This week’s episode is sponsored by: Skillshare: with over 27,000 courses in a wide range of different skills, Skillshare can help you take things to the next level. Get started with 2 free months of unlimited learning (including Thomas' Productivity Masterclass!) at Skillshare.com/geek. Brilliant: Accelerate your learning in math, science, and computer science. Start learning for free at Brilliant.org/CollegeInfoGeek — and if you’re one of the first 200 people to use this link, you’ll also get 20% off your subscription. Things mentioned in this episode: Ola Englund and Misha Mansoor's interview on YouTube This is How Matt D'Avella Works Thomas’ Productivity course on Skillshare Jessica Hische's Logotype Masterclass course on Skillshare How to Be More Like Leonardo da Vinci (Ep. 240) Powlyglot Paul Rand on Wikipedia The Dip: How to Know When to Quit (Ep. 202) Abraham Wald on Wikipedia So Good They Can't Ignore You, by Cal Newport Deep Work, by Cal Newport Stop Trying to "Find Your Passion" Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter. Timestamps: 0:01:49 - Why turning your passion into a career might kill your love for it 0:15:23 - The overjustification effect 0:23:15 - Sponsor: Skillshare (Learning new skills) 0:26:02 - Sponsor: Brilliant (Learning problem-solving skills) 0:27:47 - Differences between hobbies and careers 0:37:04 - Perseverance and the survivorship bias 0:45:17 - Making an income and bringing value to a company 0:58:00 - Student debt and viewing college as a business decision 1:03:25 - Slowly transitioning from a passion into a career 1:06:36 - Finding a job that can sustain your passion 1:11:10 - Conclusion If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! It's easy, you'll get new episodes automatically, and it also helps the show gain exposure :) You can also leave a review! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:36.0	College Infogique podcast.
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0:40.3	but a terrible resource for learning how to bake the perfect eclare.
0:45.0	Yeah, I haven't mastered it yet.
0:46.0	We don't have the bacon tips here.
0:48.0	I haven't gotten there.
0:49.0	Wait, you haven't got...
0:50.0	Oh, wait, are you trying?
0:51.0	Oh, no, I haven't tried that specific one. It's not even a mind, but I do like
0:54.0	baking French desserts. I got a clap with your phrase. And while I can't guarantee
0:58.0	that that one's not Belgian since there's... Oh, it very much could be. It very much could be. But I like those kind of things, like the claputie I made was good and the blamish.
1:09.4	You just like baking things around that area of the world.
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