If Money Was No Object, Would You Focus On Photography More?

We would all love to be doing what we are passionate about fulltime. Unfortunately, for many people money keeps them from doing what they would love. But, what if money were no object? What if a large paycheck wasn’t motivation enough to keep you from fulfilling your dreams? What if you traded in a well paying office job you hated for for a more humble photography job that truly made you happy? Would you?  Alan Watts explores that theory in the following video, offering up some inspiring bits of advice that, for some, could make the difference between a life wasted and a life lived:

So, if money were not an object, would you dedicate more of your life to photography?

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“If you say that getting the money is the most important thing, you will spend your life completely wasting your time. You will be doing things you don’t like doing only to go on living your life doing things you don’t like doing. It’s better to have a short life that is full of what you like doing than a long life spent in a miserable way.”

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