The power of a supportive environment

Should you pursue something you enjoy, or something you’re good at? Which is more worthy? In Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop, a high school student asks this question to a character named Seungwoo who works as an employee at a big corporation and also writes a blog. Does this person enjoy work more, or writing and editing more? Seungwoo had worked his dream job at a corporation, but was constantly working late into the night and travelling. He decided to switch to a division with more reasonable hours, even though it meant giving up his dream job. With the time he got back, he started writing and editing for fun. He responds: “Doing what you like doesn’t guarantee happiness. Unless you’re also in an excellent environment, then maybe. Sometimes, it’s the environment that’s more important. If you’re in an ill-suited environment, what you enjoy can become something you want to give up.” What Seungwoo suggests is whatever you’re doing is less important than the environment you’re…