• gusVLZ
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    1 year ago

    A coworker used to say

    • trabalhe com o que você ama, e não amarás mais nada

    Which roughly translates to

    • work with the thing you love, and you won’t love anymore
  • bleistift2@feddit.de
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    1 year ago

    Bad advice. If you make your hobby your job, you’ll lose a hobby.

    Funny meme though.

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      1 year ago

      I believe I’ve heard this once put thusly: “If you make your avocation your vocation, you’ll get no vacation.”

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      Depends on a lot of things. I started an apprenticeship machining, and now I want to turn my garage into a machine shop.

      I think the important thing is that you make sure you keep some of it for you.

      If I did turn my garage into a machine shop, it would be tempting to start taking orders. That’s where my hobby would turn into more work, having to meet orders and timelines.

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      you are mistaking having a hobby with having a true passion for something.

      the problem is that a lot of people are passionate about nothing.