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We seem to have an obsession with monetizing hobbies these days. You can bake amazing cakes? Start a business! You like to occasionally restore antique furniture? You should open an antique shop and restore furniture on the side! Whilst sometimes these are good options for people with a broad skill set in both the practical aspect of off…
We seem to have an obsession with monetizing hobbies these days. You can bake amazing cakes? Start a business! You like to occasionally restore antique furniture? You should open an antique shop and restore furniture on the side! Whilst sometimes these are good options for people with a broad skill set in both the practical aspect of offering a service and in business management….its not the only option. To do something for the enjoyment is a worthy cause in and of itself. To dabble, to explore and to do something simply for the fun of it. Hobbies are good, and monetizing them can certainly suck the joy out of them. And looking at so much of what is happening in the world…..Well we need all the joy we can get, and to share it generously with those around us.
I totally agree. Hobbies are valuable and make life more fulfilling. Why make them jobs?