Don T Do What You Love Analysis

During the college years of a person’s life, some of the biggest and life changing decisions are made. The decision of choosing a college, picking a major, and then the pursuit of a career affect the rest of an individual’s life. College students often receive a great deal of advice, from many different people, concerning their career. There are many people that give the advice, “Do what you love,” while, in contrast, other people will give the advice, “Do what makes money.” These two pieces of advice are very conflicting and it brings up the argument - should you do what you love or what makes the money? For both sides of the argument, there is support and reasoning that is very valid and persuasive. By looking at the argument subjectively, it is difficult to choose a side; each argument has its pros and cons. I believe that there should be a balance of both. Everyone has passions and if an individual has the opportunity to turn his
In McCoy’s article, “Dear Grads: Don't Do What You Love,” he says, “‘Do what you love’ is an important message, but it’s unwise to build a career on the notion that we should all be paid for our passions” (McCoy 466). The point here is that we all have passions, but many of these passions simply cannot be turned into careers. Therefore it is bad advice to tell a college to do what they love because many passions are virtually impossible to turn into a career. It is important to keep “hobbies” separate from your career. Meaning that it is great to have hobbies and to do things that you love, but these things can’t always be turned into careers (Haden 463). Many students are told time and time again to do what they love, so these students attempt to make a career out of something that just isn't possible. Therefore, the advice, “Do what you love” is not always the best advice for every single college