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Should you monetize your hobby?
Read more: Should you monetize your hobby?That depends on your Domain. How to know if you should bring your bright shiny idea to market. When I went full-on plant lady a few years ago, I did so with one goal in mind: “Do not try to monetize this hobby.” You could call it the elder millennial impulse to turn every hobby…
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The best business(ish) books for artists and makers I read in 2021
Read more: The best business(ish) books for artists and makers I read in 2021I read over 50 books in 2021 (you can see them all on my other blog) but very few of them would be categorized as business books. This is a little surprising to me (as it probably is to many long-time readers) but the truth is, I’m not finding much new, interesting, or inspiring in…
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The Scissors Rule
Read more: The Scissors RuleOr why I bought myself 3 new pairs of glasses for my birthday Earlier this year, I found out I needed glasses. I actually found out the hard way. After months of increasing eye fatigue and discomfort (and all the self-induced anxiety that comes along with overthinking a medical issue instead of just getting it…
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Stop selling your art short!
Read more: Stop selling your art short!You might not think of what you make as art, but I do! Perhaps it’s my obsession with Ted Lasso (and the fact that I watched Brett Goldstein’s Emmy acceptance speech too many times), but I really wanted to title this post “You are a fucking artist.” (If you’re a Ted Lasso fan too, I…
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Honoring all the parts of your creative process
Read more: Honoring all the parts of your creative processThis morning, I took a nap on the couch during what is usually my most productive part of the day. There were several reasons for this. The first was that I was up at 4 AM to take the high school cross country team I coach to a cross-training workout at our local pool. (A…