This is the greatest piece of ‘life’ advice I have ever been given.
Alan Watts was a philosopher (amongst other things) famed for taking Eastern philosophy and sharing it with the western world.
This video has massively affected a lot of the life decisions I have made. The advice could not have been more helpful!
In software, some of us are very lucky that our vocation is something we love doing. Every developer should recognise that even within dev there are avenues you can explore due to a perception of financial gain, but the best path is following the interests you would be pursuing “if money were no object”
Hope this helps