I see a lot of people who tell young peopleâespecially young people who are heading into collegeâthat they should âdo what they love.â And theyâre right. You should do what you love.
But thereâs a world of difference between doing what you love for you, and doing what you love for a paycheck.Â
I went to undergrad for graphic design and 3-D designâart and more art, I usually sayâand I loved it. You know what I didnât love? Trying to collect my fees from clients. Trying to meet unrealistic, over-simplified or over-specific briefs from people who didnât know what they were talking about. Coming home, having worked creatively all day, with no creative juice left for the things I wanted to do.
You know what I would tell you instead? Do something that you can be interested in, with people you like.
You donât have to love it. Loving your work can be a lot, and it often means you have to live in your job 24/7. Some people can do that. Not everyone can, or should. But if you can find work thatâs interesting enough that it doesnât feel tedious, and people you can enjoy spending your 9-5 with, and you can make money, thatâs great! It means you can do the things you love for you.
Iâm in law school now. Itâs interesting work, and difficult, and I like doing it. I like how complicated it gets, and I like the stories it tells. But I donât come home and read law journals for fun. I come home, and I sculpt, and I draw, and I paint, and I read. I do these things for me.
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