“Dirty Jobs” host Mike Rowe did a video for PregerU, a website with a religious bent dedicated
to explaining American values. It is curious that a TV personality (he
is also the cab driver in the "Cash cab" thing and is not, but looks like, the new
Maytag spokesman) would be asked to do something like this. What is
worse is how sensible he sounds in this goofy world. His topic was the
popular advice to “follow your passion.” He argues, sensibly, that
passion and ability often have nothing to do with each other.
“If we’re talking about your hobby, by all means, let your passion lead you,” he said. “But when it comes to making a living it’s easy to forget the dirty truth: Just because you’re passionate about something doesn’t mean you won’t suck at it.
“Your happiness on the job has very little to do with the work itself,” he said. “Never follow your passion, but always bring it with you.”
He then wrote this in response to some questions about the talk:
"I’m fascinated by the beginning of American Idol. Every year, thousands of aspiring pop-stars show up with great expectations, only to learn that they don’t have anything close to the skills they thought they did. What’s amazing to me, isn’t their lack of talent – it’s their lack of awareness, and the resulting shock of being rejected."
“If we’re talking about your hobby, by all means, let your passion lead you,” he said. “But when it comes to making a living it’s easy to forget the dirty truth: Just because you’re passionate about something doesn’t mean you won’t suck at it.
“Your happiness on the job has very little to do with the work itself,” he said. “Never follow your passion, but always bring it with you.”
He then wrote this in response to some questions about the talk:
"I’m fascinated by the beginning of American Idol. Every year, thousands of aspiring pop-stars show up with great expectations, only to learn that they don’t have anything close to the skills they thought they did. What’s amazing to me, isn’t their lack of talent – it’s their lack of awareness, and the resulting shock of being rejected."
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