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Unemployment Part I – Quitting Won't Save You | Applied Divinity Studies

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There’s a persistent myth among unhappily employed people that “if I could just quit my day job and pursue my passion full time, I would finally be satisfied”. It’s me, I’m the unhappy person. The unfortunate truth is that many people become dramatically less productive after going independent. After quitting her job and becoming a “full-time writer”, Nadia describes her life as just being “pretty crappy”. Several close friends have experienced the same effect, becoming less productive on side projects after quitting their day jobs. How is this possible? Why doesn’t alleviating a 40 hour a week burden change things dramatically for the better? Opportunity cost skyrockets With a day job, you’re more or less tied down. If you’re only free from 6pm-10pm every day, there’s not too much to do other than eat dinner, exercise, and work on your side project. But once you quit, anything is possible. You could be traveling, parting, learning a new skill, visiting relatives, hiking in the middle

2020-09-01 There’s a persistent myth among unhappily employed people that “if I could just quit my day job and pursue my passion full time, I would finally be satisfied”. It’s me, I’m the unhappy person. The unfortunate truth is that many people become dramatically less productive after going independent. After quitting her job and becoming a “full-time writer”, Nadia describes her life as just being “ pretty crappy ”. Several close friends have experienced the same effect, becoming less productive on side projects after quitting their day jobs. How is this possible? Why doesn’t alleviating a

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