Apple CEO Tim Cook Has This Advice For College Students

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Speaking in Scotland after receiving the honorary degree from the University of Glasgow, Apple’s CEO Tim Cook had this to say to college students.

“My advice to all of you is, don’t work for money — it will wear out fast, or you’ll never make enough and you will never be happy, one or the other.”

“You have to find the intersection of doing something you’re passionate about and at the same time something that is in the service of other people,” he says.

“I would argue that, if you don’t find that intersection, you’re not going to be very happy in life.”

“There’s a big difference between loving to work and loving the work. And there’s a big difference between whether you fall in love with some work that is just for profits or revenues versus work that is in the service of others. And so I feel very strongly about that.”

With Cook making $8.75 million in 2016, maybe it would be wise to listen to his advice.

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