Despite a $400 million net worth and Hollywood career, Reese Witherspoon tells young people to stop chasing their dreams—and do this instead

Reese Witherspoon is supposed to be proof that “follow your dreams” works: she’s an Oscar-winning actress with a hit production company, a $400 million-plus net worth, and a Nashville mansion. 

Yet when a young woman recently asked her for career advice, the Legally Blonde star bluntly told her to stop chasing her dreams.

Instead of the usual “do what you love” speech, the 49-year-old Academy Award-winner revealed in a new Instagram reel that she advised her (and other Gen Zers...