‘Follow your passion’ advice can backfire on the young

Most people don’t even know what their passion is, and such suggestions can stress them out. But there are tools to help them design an amazing life, says Stanford professor.

Stanford Professor Bill Burnett says that the “passion advice”, is not useful and, in fact, induces anxiety in young people. ST PHOTO: GAVIN FOO
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Most young people agonising over the decision on picking the right degree course – or job – would have received the common advice: “Go with your passion.”

Stanford professor Bill Burnett though says that the “passion advice”, as he calls it, is not useful and, in fact, induces anxiety in young people.

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