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Yeah for sure, he didn't mean anything by it. I try not to be super sensitive, that makes interacting with people impossible. But sometimes it's hard :).
by dmitryminkovsky 5y ago
Yeah for sure, he didn't mean anything by it. I try not to be super sensitive, that makes interacting with people impossible. But sometimes it's hard :).
- biztos 5y agoI have a similar sensitivity around my primary vocation: I'm an artist with a day job, like many others, but since my day job is programming and I take it seriously, a lot of people think of my art as a "hobby." Which it very much is not. FWIW I have found that three things help me deal with this sensitivity: 1) Take it as motivation to be more outwardly "professional" about my art. Improve the website, be more active on social media, try harder to exhibit, even (ugh) sell things. 2) Remember that most people are just saying that out of ignorance: they don't have a mental model for anything outside of "work for the Man" or "mess around in free time." 3) Have examples ready if someone needs an explanation, and also as inspiration for yourself. For instance: was William Carlos Williams[0] a "hobby" poet? [0]: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/william-carlos-williams https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/william-carlos-willia...
- dmitryminkovsky 5y agoYeah I just found out this year the William Carlos Williams was also, by the way, Chief of Pediatrics at Passaic General Hospital. What if people referred to his poetry as a hobby?