Chapter 2. Love It or Lose—Passions and the Quest for Meaning
The only place where you find success before work is in the dictionary. | ||
| --Mary V. Smith | ||
Perfection is finally attained not when there is no longer anything to add, but when there is no longer anything to take away. | ||
| --Antoine de Saint-Exupery | ||
Much is said today about the importance of loving what you do, but most people simply don’t buy it. Sure, it would be nice to do what you love, but as a practical matter, most people don’t feel they can afford such a luxury. For many, doing something that really matters to them would be a sentimental fantasy based on wishful thinking.
Listen up—here’s some really bad news: It’s dangerous not to do what you love. The harsh truth is that if you don’t ...
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