Follow Your Passion — but only if it’s the right type.

There are two types of passion, and while one can lead to success and happiness, the other can lead to the very opposite.

Follow your passion.

Do what you love.

If you love what you do you’ll never work a day in your life.

These are the catch cries of the cult of passion.

It stands to reason that if you are passionate about what you do, you’re likely to wake up with a spring in your step and invest a high amount of energy and enthusiasm into your work.

But what if you’re passionate about sneakers, or early 90s NBA trading cards? Sure, you still might be able to cultivate a living in or around this space, but your chances are going to be astronomically slimmer than following a more conventional path of, say, becoming an accountant.

What if your passion is obsessive?

Is passion alone enough?

Is it sustainable?

Does passion fade when it becomes your job?

Can passion lead us down the wrong path?

Is there any substance to the above-mentioned slogans of the cult of passion, or are they, in the words…