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The Pressure to Follow Your Dreams
13:50 - 19:05 (05:14)
The pressure to follow your dreams and become an entrepreneur is a cottage industry led by motivational speakers and life coaches, but for some people, it may not be the best advice. Hard work and dedication can lead to success, even without starting your own business.
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The advice of motivational speakers and life coaches to own one's own business and be one's own boss may be helpful for some, but not for all.
13:50 - 15:23 (01:32)
Summary
The advice of motivational speakers and life coaches to own one's own business and be one's own boss may be helpful for some, but not for all. The discussion turns to Charles Bukowski as an example of someone who did not find fulfillment in the norm of the American Dream.
ChapterThe Pressure to Follow Your Dreams
Episode#156 – Tim Dillon: Comedy, Power, Conspiracy Theories, and Freedom
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The advice of "follow your dreams" and "you can be anything you want to be" is the worst advice one can give.
15:23 - 16:19 (00:55)
Summary
The advice of "follow your dreams" and "you can be anything you want to be" is the worst advice one can give. It is unrealistic and can lead to disappointment, frustration, and a distorted sense of reality.
ChapterThe Pressure to Follow Your Dreams
Episode#156 – Tim Dillon: Comedy, Power, Conspiracy Theories, and Freedom
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
In this podcast, the speaker talks about his personal experience of coming from an immigrant family where the epitome of what he could achieve was to get a stable job as a doctor or a lawyer.
16:19 - 17:54 (01:34)
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In this podcast, the speaker talks about his personal experience of coming from an immigrant family where the epitome of what he could achieve was to get a stable job as a doctor or a lawyer. However, he had a passion for building robots, which nobody ever gave him permission to pursue. He also talks about how the idea of following your dreams might not work for everyone statistically.
ChapterThe Pressure to Follow Your Dreams
Episode#156 – Tim Dillon: Comedy, Power, Conspiracy Theories, and Freedom
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
Comedian Joe Rogan talks about how having the right aptitude for a specific profession is important and not everyone can just pursue a career without being suited for it.
17:54 - 19:05 (01:11)
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Comedian Joe Rogan talks about how having the right aptitude for a specific profession is important and not everyone can just pursue a career without being suited for it.