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How to choose activities for joy instead of advancement

I want to take an art class but I keep researching which one would be most useful for my career instead of just picking something that sounds interesting.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The career-optimization mindset has infiltrated every choice until pure interest becomes unrecognizable as a valid criterion.

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