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I think finding a career that helps to define you is actually a good thing, because it means that you probably care about your work and will have an easier time succeeding because of it. A surgeon, for example, is a surgeon; he doesn't just do surgery. I think the same can be said for an artist, or a college professor, or a pilot, or any number of professions that one gets into because they have a passion for the field. I think it breeds a sense of duty and a kind of earnestness that can't be replicated by just doing to get a paycheck.