During the coronavirus pandemic, we’re told to spend every minute focused on gig work or self-improvement. Think about whom that really benefits
One consequence of Covid-19 is that we are now all being urged to hustle harder than ever. Isaac Newton discovered gravity and invented calculus while in quarantine, we are told. Shakespeare allegedly wrote King Lear on lockdown.
I’ve received emails urging me to use the presumed downtime I now have to learn a new language, or to take a business course to more effectively monetize my photography skills. It seems like every second that I don’t put toward building a side business, making money from a hobby, or improving myself is in some way a second wasted.
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