Mallory 🏳️‍⚧️Jan 2, 2023

I've been struggling with this myself, so I thought I'd repeat it for other people that might be dealing with the same thing:

Not every hobby needs to be a project. Not everything needs to be a whole *thing* with a goal and an endpoint. It's okay to not finish something. It's okay to pick up something for a bit, explore it, start making something, and then drop it without making any "progress".

Productivity is capitalist bullshit that doesn't need to infect your free time too. Have some fun

Show threadAlex KourvoJan 2, 2023
@malcircuit Hard agree. And furthermore, you can be very skilled at your hobby without ever making it into a side hustle. You can just make things for fun.
Show threadMallory 🏳️‍⚧️Jan 2, 2023
@AlexKourvo Yup, that's exactly the capitalist bullshit I'm talking about. Everything has to be a project that gets finished *so you can use it as a way to make money or to improve your marketable skills*. At least that's often the trap I fall into. It's okay to do stuff just for funsies
Show threadAlex Kourvo
@malcircuit I make beautiful artisan soap. I give bars to my friends. They say, "Do you sell this?" and then I want to scream.
Jan 2, 2023 at 11:00pmWeb
Show threadLaura CochranJan 3, 2023
@AlexKourvo @malcircuit I think they are complimenting your artistry. 👍(Of course you don’t have to sell them nor measure their worth by whether you can sell them.)
Show threadAlex KourvoJan 3, 2023
@lacochran @malcircuit That is true. I know they mean well. But how sad is it that the most complimentary thing they can say is, "This is worth money."