Do what you love but it’ll still feel like work

Jenn Chen
2 min readFeb 3, 2022
Two people standing on gray tile, looking down at feet, POV is from their eyes. At the feet are the words “passion led us here” in all caps on the tile.
Photo by Ian Schneider on Unsplash

“Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life.”

Singer Marc Anthony has said this but variations of it date back to 1982. Are people still spouting this motivational bullshit? Sometimes, when I tell people I just met what I do for work, this quote gets thrown at me and every time, I vehemently disagree.

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Jenn Chen

Writer & photographer in the specialty coffee industry, food & beverage, culture, and beyond. https://JennChen.com / @thejennchen / https://digest.jennchen.com