As I have moved into the personal finance blogging community*, I have seen a lot of people who appear to have followed their passions. Isn’t that what we’re told to do? At the very least, lots of people have escaped the 9-to-5 cube life by pursuing a passion. Aren’t we all aiming for that?
Not necessarily, according to Cal Newport. His book, So Good They Can’t Ignore You, argues that following one’s passion is bad advice and can actually make things worse.