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保罗·格雷厄姆《《何时做你热爱的事》》· When To Do What You Love · 领导 · 行动 · 成长 · 财富

There's some debate about whether it's a good idea to "follow your passion." In fact the question is impossible to answer with a simple yes or no. Sometimes you should and sometimes you shouldn't, but the border between should and shouldn't is very complicated. The only way to give a general answer is to trace it. When people talk about this question, there's always an implicit "instead of." All other things being equal, why wouldn't you work on what interests you the most? So even raising the question implies that all other things aren't equal, and that you have to choose between working on what interests you the most and something else, like what pays the best. And indeed if your main goal is to make money, you can't usually afford to work on what interests you the most.

出处: https://paulgraham.com/when.html
定位:Essay, additional excerpt 1 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

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关于“追随你的热情”是否是个好主意,存在一些争论。事实上这个问题不可能用简单的“是”或“否”来回答。有时应该,有时不应该,但应该与不应该之间的界限非常复杂。给出一般性答案的唯一方法是追踪它。当人们谈论这个问题时,总是有一个隐含的“而不是”。在其他条件相同的情况下,你为什么不从事你最感兴趣的工作呢?所以甚至提出这个问题就暗示了其他条件并不相同,你必须在从事最感兴趣的工作和做其他事情(比如报酬最高的工作)之间做出选择。确实,如果你的主要目标是赚钱,你通常无法承担从事最感兴趣的工作。

上下文

格雷厄姆在《When To Do What You Love》中讨论“追随热情”的适用条件。

今日一问

你目前的工作选择中,隐含的“而不是”是什么?

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