This hits close to home, especially for folks in the position of having these passions that would fall under the content creation umbrella, but are not one of the lucky few who has yet been able to make a living off of it. Having needs, such as food and a place to live, generally require a job, and there goes a large chunk of time. And then there are relationships to maintain, chores to do, meals to cook, kids to take care of, and it becomes hard to make time to get overly sophisticated with content creation, and when there is time, it's often late at night, you're tired and uncreative, and the advantage of the young grows. It can be a self-perpetuating cycle. Don't get me wrong, I don't want to sound too down and out, I like my life, but I have thought about the same exact predicament you described. I do wish I could somehow make/have enough money to support myself so instead of working 8-5, I could do this, but it makes me happy enough that I'll do it 7-9 instead.
There is a lot to this idea, and honestly I am glad someone is talking about it. I thought I was a real piece of crap for wanting to devote more time to this "content creation" life, and exploring the idea of cutting certain things out of my life so I could do so felt a little embarrassing.
At the risk of being too honest, I started substack because I wrote about my dilemma of wanting to start a family, and yet wanting to maintain my time to devote to other things, so this is really hitting home. I have not been brave enough to post that yet though, and probably never will. Admitting that that is a dilemma is a bit of a taboo.
Last thing, on the Christian front, I do understand that family and service would be more important than doing a bunch of self serving content creation in the hopes of becoming rich and famous. But is there a problem with saying I don't want a family so I can pursue this thing that I'm passionate about. I know being a Christian is a lot more than that, but curious what you think.
This hits close to home, especially for folks in the position of having these passions that would fall under the content creation umbrella, but are not one of the lucky few who has yet been able to make a living off of it. Having needs, such as food and a place to live, generally require a job, and there goes a large chunk of time. And then there are relationships to maintain, chores to do, meals to cook, kids to take care of, and it becomes hard to make time to get overly sophisticated with content creation, and when there is time, it's often late at night, you're tired and uncreative, and the advantage of the young grows. It can be a self-perpetuating cycle. Don't get me wrong, I don't want to sound too down and out, I like my life, but I have thought about the same exact predicament you described. I do wish I could somehow make/have enough money to support myself so instead of working 8-5, I could do this, but it makes me happy enough that I'll do it 7-9 instead.
There is a lot to this idea, and honestly I am glad someone is talking about it. I thought I was a real piece of crap for wanting to devote more time to this "content creation" life, and exploring the idea of cutting certain things out of my life so I could do so felt a little embarrassing.
At the risk of being too honest, I started substack because I wrote about my dilemma of wanting to start a family, and yet wanting to maintain my time to devote to other things, so this is really hitting home. I have not been brave enough to post that yet though, and probably never will. Admitting that that is a dilemma is a bit of a taboo.
Last thing, on the Christian front, I do understand that family and service would be more important than doing a bunch of self serving content creation in the hopes of becoming rich and famous. But is there a problem with saying I don't want a family so I can pursue this thing that I'm passionate about. I know being a Christian is a lot more than that, but curious what you think.
I read my Bible,pray & do my best to walk a straight line.