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The Passion Trap: Why ‘Find Your Passion’ is Terrible Advice

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Idris Elijah
Jul 22, 2025
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At 22, I thought I was behind.

I'd just dropped out of college and was working what I thought was my dream job at the time. Meanwhile, everyone around me seemed to know exactly what they were doing. Some were still in college doing the damn thing. Others had jobs that were paying them enough to move out of their parents' ho…

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