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That one week in March where I landed zero gigs but got more done than ever
I had a whole week with no paying work lined up, which usually freaks me out. Instead of panic applying, I spent Monday through Thursday cleaning up my portfolio site and rewriting my about page. By Friday I had three cold emails ready to go that actually got replies the next week. Anyone else find that forced downtime sometimes works better than hustling non stop?
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the_olivia3d ago
That's fair, but I don't buy it. Forced downtime is just lost income, and I'd rather take a crappy job than sit around pretending a cleaned up portfolio pays the bills.
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wells.evan1d ago
People are acting like a few days off means you're going to end up in a cardboard box. You can take a breather without it ruining your whole career. Isn't letting a subpar gig burn you out worse than a little gap in your schedule?
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the_ben2d ago
It's like we've all bought into this idea that being busy equals being valuable, you know? The whole "hustle culture" thing has people terrified of having a quiet Tuesday night with nothing to do.
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