It sounds weird but just try it. Once even. Maybe you’re at a friend-of-a-friend’s housewarming. When you get to that part in a conversation with someone new where you’d normally ask “So what do you do?” give this a try instead. If the resulting conversation isn’t interesting or smooth, at least it will be DIFFERENT.
Source: This article on the Buffer blog by Courtney Seiter
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I agree that this question would be a little awkward if it was one of the first things you said to someone. Perhaps a more natural way to get to this question in conversation would be to discuss what you do and how it relates to your passion, then to ask this question. I like it – it seems like a question that could help you get to know someone pretty quickly!