I think the "do what you love" moniker is unintentionally terrible advice, leading people to constantly be searching for the perfect career, which doesn't exist. My feelings are even if someone paid you to test video games all day, the fact that you're obligated to do it and all the pressure that comes with having to perform would quickly make that activity feel like a job and not something most people do for fun. I've listened to Mike Rowe from dirty jobs talk a lot about this too, his claim is that some of the most happy and well adjusted people have terrible jobs that no one in their right mind would want to. No one in the entire world is passionate about septic tank emptying, but people do it for a living and are content with it. There's satisfaction to be found in meaningful work.
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