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[–] glimse@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Your last two sentences defeat what came before..

Work is work. It's not passion projects, it's work. You don't have to love it

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 1 points 1 day ago

You don’t have to work on passion projects like art or research to be content.

Just find something where you feel engaged.

Are you talking about these two sentences above?

Because it sounds like we agree.

I am not sure I understand your point.