“UM, I’m lost in life. I have a degree in something that my parents forced me to take which I hate.

I’ve now quit my job. I don’t know what to do.”

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If you don’t like doing something, then do not do it.

BUT,

know that making no progress by doing nothing,

is far worse,

than making progress by doing something you don’t like.

Treat your degree as a means to an end.

Not the end itself.

Then find an end that you’re passionate about.

To find an end you’re passionate about, you need to first sustain yourself financially.

And that means doing the “means” that you don’t like doing.

The cost of finding your passion is to maintain your basic form of living, until you find it.

This means setting your emotions aside and taking up the job you don’t like.

It means being patient, and having resilience, until you discover that passion.

My advice would be to find a job relevant to your degree.

If you can, aim for sales. Because the connections and network you can create with clients and customers is priceless.

ESPECIALLY if you have a degree.

Don’t just work the job you hate.

Work to become the best at what you do while you hate it.

So people can be mind blown and say “no one is better than this kid, and yet he hates what he does”.

You’ll be amazed how much you’ll start loving a job you become the best at.

But all this is not the point. That’s all just to buy you the time and money until you truly find what you’re passionate about.

And that’s done through reading books, allocating time for the future and connecting with people, and providing value.

Becoming the best at your job will no longer attract ordinary customers. It will attract high profile customers who want to deal with the best.

This is your door of opportunity to build a connection that could lead to finding your passion.

Reading books broadens your horizon.

Coding and internet related endeavours are the future.

This is where your time should be spent outside of the job you hate,

which you’ll become the best at,

then love,

then perhaps find your passion through it.

Be patient.