reasons why I should not follow my heart
Thaddeus Williams Apple co-founder, black-turtleneck enthusiast, and former Pixar chairman Steve Jobs once remarked, “There is no reason not to follow your heart.” For most of human history, feelings could be embraced, resisted, ignored, celebrated, chastened, silenced, trained, or challenged. Our ancestors could do a whole lot with their emotions. The “freedom” of our day is far more limiting. You have one option when it comes to your heart—follow it. The ‘freedom’ of our day is far more limiting. You have one option when it comes to your heart—follow it. Under the trendy orthodoxy of expressive individualism, life is no longer about bringing our inner selves into the tempo and key of beauty, goodness, and truth. It’s about finding our inner tune, marching to our beat, and conducting those around us to play along with our anthems of autonomy. The truth is, to answer Steve Jobs, there are plenty of good reasons not to follow your heart. Here are five. 1. Our hearts are too dull. Valida...