When a hobby becomes a job
The notion that creative people aren’t motivated by money, are always happy to be working, and prefer odd gigs to a stable career normalized the precarity and overwork of the post-Fordist world. The successful creative life calls to people like a siren song but fails to materialize for so many, who chalk their failure up to deeper personal deficien
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Creative producer Valentin Loredo also kept his job while exploring other interests. Growing up in a family where food was a big part of life, he’d always enjoyed cooking to relax after long days at work. He felt keen to invest in his cooking skills but didn’t want to sacrifice other aspects of his personal and professional life. “I have a job that
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That tension – between feeling like your work defines you and being reminded how little power you have – is exhausting. You start off doing work you love, and somewhere along the way, the work becomes a performance of loving it.