Freelance Switch: "There’s also the problem with turning a passion into a profession: it gets harder to enjoy your hobby unless there’s money in it for you. I don’t know if this happens to anyone else but lately my motivation to do pretty much anything has been limited unless someone’s dangling a cheque in front of me."
This actually sounds rather healthy and common as I've known that to work for me whenever I feel like I lack the motivation at times. Letting you mind wander to explore what you want feels better because it takes out the restraints.
ReplyDeleteI believe that at Carnegie Mellon University college of Fine Arts, they have a special week called playground? (I can't remember this very well) I believe this is where the students sort of get to create whatever they want within a few limits. So I imagine that it must be fun in some way for these students to design, draw, or do whatever without the restraints of class requirements.
So, in essence, I feel that this idea is truly a common and successful practice to keep the passion and motivation going after a period of time that makes it feel mundane.