Summary - As part of the famous insights for entrepreneurs series, Mark Cuban was quoted as saying that "One of the great lies of life is 'follow your passions,'... The things I ended up being really good at were the things I found myself putting effort into. A lot of people talk about passion, but that's really not what you need to focus on. You really need to evaluate and say, 'Okay, where am I putting in my time?'". Cuban also goes on to mention that when you do something you are good at, you also start to enjoy doing it, so the effort and skill snowball. I think this is a pretty interesting stance since us seniors are at the point where we are choosing our future after high school.
Questions -
Do you think it is better to pursue your passion or to pursue what you are good at?
Do you agree with the idea that the better you are at something, the more you will enjoy doing it?
Link -
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/16/mark-cuban-follow-your-passion-is-bad-advice.html?recirc=taboolainternal
1 comment:
I think that Cuban's words go against what is normally taught to young adults who are choosing careers, but his words are also not wrong. If people followed their passions, a lot of them will end up not being able to find a decent job in that profession because many of those professions are highly competitive and those people may not be good at what they are passionate about. I think that people should try to be more practical in their decisions for what to do with their lives because often what they are passionate about will not get them a steady income or a job at all. People need to get away from fantasyland and accept the fact that chances are they will not become a major league baseball player or a professional skater.
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