I don't know who needs to hear this, but please don't feel pressured to monetize a hobby or skill you're passionate about. It's important that you always love it.
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Seasons of Jasonreplied to Jay Little last edited by [email protected]
@JayLittle People keep telling me "you should make videos / write articles about your gardening and hiking adventures." NO. These things are too sacred to me!
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Arnel Šarić Sharan :verified:replied to Seasons of Jason last edited by
@killyourfm I am running a web magazine about arts and culture for 20 years now.
What's the catch? I never tried to monetize it.
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Arnel Šarić Sharan :verified:replied to Seasons of Jason last edited by
@killyourfm And there is science behind that. When things run on intrinsic motivation, they usually run wonderfully. Once the external factor has been included in the formula (money or expectations), it usually blows to shit
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Seasons of Jasonreplied to Arnel Šarić Sharan :verified: last edited by
@sharan *Claps meaningfully and un-sarcastically*
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Seasons of Jasonreplied to Arnel Šarić Sharan :verified: last edited by
@sharan I appreciate that you mention expectations, because that can be equally as toxic. I feel like the moment you feel pressured to meet someone ELSE's expectation of your work (whether it's quality, schedule, whatever), things start declining.
Well said.
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@killyourfm it killed my love for music
so ...
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@cupcakerob that is tragic. I'm sorry.
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@killyourfm dunno if you know this but I'm the Penguin Polka guy
Still proud of that song
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@cupcakerob !!! I played that song on my very first episode of Linux For Everyone!
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@killyourfm the funds go in, the fun goes out
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@bamfic Damn. talk about distilling a concept into the brutal barebones truth. Well said.
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Chema Hernández Gilreplied to Seasons of Jason last edited byPreach! This is how I feel about coding. I loved programming as a kid, then slowly grew to hate it when it became a job. It was only after leaving the tech world in my early 30's that I started enjoying it again.
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@killyourfm I’ve started sewing my own clothes, and I’m pretty new at it… but without fail there are people asking me “will you make me something?”
No. Never. It’s a selfish endeavour, I’m just good enough that I get to enjoy myself, and I really wish to keep it for my own enjoyment. I can lend the sewing machine if I’m not using it for someone to learn, but I will not make something for anyone else.
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@joachim GOOD. There is such a thing as "healthy selfishness" and you're tapped into it.
