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What's a bit of good advice that's really bad advice? (lemmy.world)

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You know, like "always split on 18," or "having kids is the most rewarding thing you can do in life."

What's that one bit of advice you got from a trusted friend that you know deep, deep down would just ruin your thing?

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[-] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 13 points 7 months ago

Yep.

Doing the thing you love, as your work, is a surefire way to hate the thing you once loved.

cause a lot of that love was born from the freedom to engage with it, and the escapism that it gave you.

Both of which completely disappear if you have to do it 9-5 or starve.

But like everything, theres always the exception. There are people out there, 9-5ing every day for 30 years the thing they love with no burnout.. and they are usually the ones held up as examples, not the 100,000 other people who tried it, burnt out, and hated everything.

[-] polarpear11@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

I'm doing what I love as my career, but it was a hard road to get here. I started off out of high school as a professional photographer, never charged enough, didn't know how to run a business, got burnt out, didn't touch a camera for a few years, then after some desk jobs, realized photography was the only career for me. I decided to do it right this time, took business courses and prayed I didn't end up hating it again. It's worked out for me so far.

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