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It's a shame to ruin a perfectly good hobby by making it a job.
by nkrisc 8y ago
It's a shame to ruin a perfectly good hobby by making it a job.
- C1sc0cat 8y agoI recall discussing this with some one who had switched to web dev from music - he had a Phd and was a London Session musician who had played on top 10 hits. At some point it stops being fun - 8 hour days practicing for example he mentioned.
- c0vfefe 8y agoMost professional musicians I've heard from would be thrilled to even spend that much time on music itself, what with all the other annoying business details to manage.
- C1sc0cat 8y agoI think this was when he was intensively studying for His PHD and was for an extended period.
- closetohome 8y agoI think that's the story of trying to turn anything hobby-like into a living. You start out as a photographer or an artist, but you end up having to be a general manager and an accountant.
- c0vfefe 8y agoIt's the age-old tension between "do what you love, and you'll never work a day in your life", and "the best way to ruin your hobby is to make it your job."
- wccrawford 8y agoI had this attitude until my late 20s. Then I realized that I really need a career to set myself up in life. So now I'm a senior programmer. And my programming hobby? Better than ever! Turns out, having actual professional experience makes things easier and I can just play around with it whenever I want with a lot less stress than if I didn't also do it as a job. Of course, I also have other hobbies. But making money on my main hobby was great in the long run.
- bpyne 8y agoYour comment reminds me of another from HN a few years ago, "If you love software development, don't do it for a living."