Creating Engaging Content Is Harder When You Quit Your Job
3 reasons why your career determines your side-hustle success
A job is the lifeblood of your ideas.
I know how you feel; you want to kick your job to the curb like an empty can of orange soda. I used to feel that way until I didn’t have a job during the pandemic. I went a month without work and just about lost my mind.
I tried taking advantage of my unemployment. I thought having more time to work on my side hustles would work in my favor. Spoiler alert, it made me want a job even more.
Many think they know what they want out of a work-life-side-hustle. Many forget the importance of balance.
That said, let me explain why your 9–5 is the backbone of your creativity.
A job is a productivity catalyst
When you shut down your usual work routine, your brain stops thinking.
During the week of Thanksgiving, I didn’t have a ton of client work so I practically took the week off. I flew home to LA, and I lied on the couch with my chihuahua and forgot about the internet for a week.
As much as I enjoyed the time off because I wasn’t doing my usual freelance work, the lack of work demotivated me…
