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Cal Newport has a lot of really good things to say on this subject. I would strongly encourage you to read some his thoughts:

http://calnewport.com/blog/2010/10/16/the-passion-trap-how-t...

http://calnewport.com/blog/2011/02/14/zen-and-the-art-of-inv...

And especially: http://calnewport.com/blog/2010/11/12/the-pre-med-and-ira-gl... (And within this article, especially the 2 paragraphs starting at "This advice is less sexy than the popular notion that with a little self-reflection you can identify your dream job right away.")

There are probably no legitimate get-rich-quick schemes, and there are probably no legitimate get-perfectly-fulfilling-work-quick schemes either.



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