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[–] Gladaed@feddit.org 3 points 19 hours ago (9 children)
[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 4 points 18 hours ago (8 children)

Not really.

I hated work most of my life, and then got some good career guidance from a book called "Discover What You Are Best At."

I found a job that used my talents in a way that kept me interested.

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

Just find something where you feel engaged.

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 1 points 16 hours 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 15 hours 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.

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