Why Do We Feel The Need To Monetize Everything?
There’s a deeper reason for our need to succeed.
This year I successfully started a raised bed garden from scratch. It was an ambitious passion project, and for a while, I worried I took on more than I could handle. But it was a massive hit.
Friends came over and marveled at the abundance and variety of veggies I was growing. “Have you ever thought of starting a Youtube channel about gardening?”, they asked. Of course I had. In fact, I’m still itching to start one now, but there’s one thing stopping me:
Will I be successful in monetizing it?
This may be a satisfying hobby, but I’m not willing to put in all that work into a Youtube channel and not be financially rewarded for it. I guess I’m not that passionate about gardening after all.
Not if my passions come with a price tag attached to them.
Creativity is supposed to be free
This analytical approach to hobbies and passions caught me by surprise. I never thought I would become so cynical about it. I decided to dive deeper and figure out the reason for this change in mindset.
Let’s go back to our childhoods for a minute and imagine ourselves doing something…
