Choosing Passionate Work: The Path to Unique Success

Pursuing uniqueness leads to fulfillment and success, transforming work into enjoyable passion.

### Pursuing Passion: The Key to a Fulfilling Career
* 💼 Choosing a job is crucial since we **spend half our lives working**, yet many base their decisions on others' opinions rather than personal desires.
* 🎧 Listening to influential figures like Sam Altman and Naval Ravikant helped me realize the **importance of pursuing what I enjoy** rather than settling for a job that doesn't fulfill me.
* 🚀 I transitioned from an AI engineer to exploring business models, driven by the desire to **engage in work that I love and find enjoyable**.
* 📚 "**Trust what consumers do, not what they say**," emphasizes the importance of observing actions over words, which applies to discovering **personal passions** as well.
* 📝 To find what you love, experiment with different experiences and imitate others to learn, as **no one starts from scratch**.
* 💡 Embracing your uniqueness is the most reliable way to earn a living, as each individual has **distinct qualities that set them apart** in their pursuits.
* 🌍 Life is about searching for what **resonates with you**, rather than struggling in situations that don't, akin to finding the **right partner among billions**.
* 🎥 In conclusion, building a career around what you genuinely enjoy can lead to success, as **doing what you love** often results in **outperforming those who see it merely as work**.

We spend half of our lives working, so we need to choose our jobs carefully. However, most people choose jobs based on what those around them say is good. We decide on half of our lives while considering others' opinions and asking for their thoughts. Sometimes, I watch YouTube videos by public service instructors. I find their insights valuable, and I occasionally tune in. Once, an instructor said, Is it possible to pass within a year? If you think of it as a job, it’s the same. However, I thought that if it’s something we will do for a lifetime, if it’s a decision that determines half of our lives, then we should invest much more time in choosing that job. I originally graduated with a degree in mathematics and worked as an AI engineer. However, while listening to Sam Altman and Naval Ravikant's podcast, I realized that coming up with a business model was much more enjoyable. After finishing all my work, I would listen to the podcasts of the greats in Silicon Valley.

Listening has been a part of my life for a long time. As I continued to listen to podcasts, I suddenly had this thought: Is it right to spend half of my short life doing something I don't even like? Wouldn't it be better to think of ways to do what I love and earn money from it? So, I decided to pursue what I want to do. We work for half of our lives, and life is very short. I thought that if I did something I liked, work would be enjoyable. However, working at Apple was very challenging. Instead, the tools I use felt as light as a feather. Many people believe that if they do what they love, work will be joyful and exhilarating. But the masters I observed were not overflowing with passion; rather, they were calm and composed. They accepted work as a part of life, just like eating or taking a shower. So, I...

I have changed the definition of passion. I believe it is something that feels like a part of my body, something I spend the most time on, and something I study on my own. I think that when it comes to things we love, we study them without anyone telling us to, and we naturally invest a lot of time in them. It comes from our actions rather than our feelings. In a business book I love, there is a saying: Trust what consumers do, not what they say; their true intentions come from their actions, not their words. Instead of meaningless surveys, observe what they actually buy. I believe this applies to individuals as well. Therefore, to find what you love, whether through books, YouTube, or personal experiences, you should try various experiences and observe and note down the things that you consistently study. If you've noted down what you love but don't know how to start, just try imitating others. No one in this world...

I'm not smart enough to start from scratch. Monish Pabrai, often referred to as the Warren Buffett of India, says that to be successful, you need to be a shameless copycat. You might think that investing is not for everyone, but I believe that many smart people have done it. I started my YouTube channel by imitating others. Initially, I copied the style of a solo entrepreneur, as I liked the clean video style and microphone setup, so I followed that format closely. Then, I imitated a café channel. Instead of grand background music, I loved sharing the words of great thinkers in a straightforward manner, so I adopted that delivery style. After that, I followed the approach of Naval Ravikant. His advice to think simply and express yourself clearly resonated with me deeply. Therefore, I strive to make all my videos as clear and simple as possible, emulating the people I aspire to be like.

You can imitate the channels you like and discard what doesn't suit your body. No one in this world has started from scratch. Imitate, eliminate, and modify to fit your own style. Some people might say, I understand I'm supposed to do what I love, but can I make a living from that? I believe that doing what you love is the most certain way to earn money. I think the surest path to making money is not by competing madly with others, but by pursuing your own uniqueness. The top investor in Silicon Valley explains why pursuing your uniqueness is the easiest path to success: The comic of human DNA is staggering. You've got 7 billion people on this planet, and you're never going to meet any two people who are vaguely alike and can substitute for each other. So, every human being is unique, and what you're going to be amazingly good at is the thing that you do for fun, the thing that you're passionate about. No one can compete with you in something that you find entertaining. Work is what you want to do, and if you like what you do, I think that’s most of life.

It's about searching. It's not about doing. People spend too much time doing and not enough time thinking about what they should be doing. For example, finding your spouse. The way we treat it is that we start dating someone and then we're like, Oh, it's not working out. Maybe I should go into therapy. Maybe I should try harder and round a square hole. But the reality is, there are 7 billion people in the world. There are dating sites everywhere. You probably meet a total of 100,000 people in your life. Spending time in a relationship that's not working and struggling to make it work is wasted time. It's like a Google search; you hit the back button and try the next result, and technology enables that.

I think that's true of work as well. In general, I don't believe anymore in this model of struggle. I believe in a model of flow. It's funny; I assume you're from India. A long time ago, I had a best friend who is Indian, and he and I would battle over everything. It's all about struggle, fight, and going forward for him. He would ask, Why does it have to be that way? He tries to avoid it. Warriors are the ones who find it fun, you know? It's like javelin; that's his life. That's what he lives for. If I try to compete with that, I would lose horribly.

So, I go back to this idea that most of life

Friends will basically say to them, Oh, I can't believe you can just do that without hating it. Everyone's got something like that, and whatever that thing is, you can build a career out of it. That's the beauty of being on such a large planet. Because if you're that good at it, you probably love it, and you're going to be better than anybody else because you'll be doing it for fun when they're doing it for work. If you want to know more about why you should follow your uniqueness instead of competing, I recommend the video titled Competition is for Losers. Thank you for watching today.

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value your time
be impatient with your actions 
be patient with your results 
life is a single player game
think in long term




애드 ED

Choosing a job is a significant decision, yet many people base their choices on others' opinions.

The author, originally an AI engineer, found more joy in pursuing a business model after listening to influential podcasts.

They realized the importance of doing what they love and accepted work as a natural part of life, rather than solely seeking passion.

Passion is defined as something that feels like a part of oneself, requiring time and self-study.

True intentions come from actions, not words, making it important to observe what people do rather than rely on surveys.

To discover what you love, try various experiences and imitate others, as success often comes from following in the footsteps of those you admire.

Imitating others and modifying their methods can help you discover your own style.

Pursuing your uniqueness is the most effective way to make a living and achieve success.

Life is about searching for what you truly enjoy, rather than struggling to make things work.

Friends often express disbelief at someone's ability to enjoy a particular task, but that passion can be the foundation for a successful career.

The vastness of the planet means there is room for everyone to excel in their unique skills.

Following your passion can lead to greater success, as you'll be doing what you love while others are working for it.