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Y Combinator’s Paul Graham has an excellent essay titled Keep Your Identity Small. The key idea is that the more a particular issue is wrapped up in your identity, the harder it is …
In economics, there’s something called Campbell’s law. The basic idea is that, when you reward people for a particular measure — clicks, dollars, likes, etc. — people will find a way to “game” the system.
As long as you are doing something about your passion that is more than enough. It does not have to become a job. And if it does become a job, that would be a cherry on a cake.