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 unf

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

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

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