Laziness Is Not Why We Don’t Have a Real Job

Writing may be the only work we can handle

Jason Weiland
Nov 6 · 5 min read

When people ask me what I do for a living — a question I get all the time — I always reply with “writer.” I rarely tell people I’ve received Social Security Disability for quite some time because my condition doesn’t allow me to work what some consider a real job.

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Jason Weiland

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Writer | Advocate | Minimalist— No one can call me boring — or normal. My kids think I’m cool and fluffy. (jasonjamesweiland@gmail.com)

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