This is a very good observation....I had never thought of it this way, but I realized this is exactly what I tend to do; it has been a real eye-opener reading this.
I've also been following Cal Newport's blog lately and talks lot about the "follow your passion" advice. For him, that really means one has "to construct — not discover — a fantastic career". http://calnewport.com/blog/2011/06/17/on-minecraft-and-the-l... http://calnewport.com/blog/2010/09/10/the-danger-of-the-drea...