Make your life bigger than your job

When a difficult job shattered my confidence, writing gave me a sense of purpose that work couldn’t. That’s why I still make time for projects outside my 9-to-5.

When I was growing up in the early 2000s, only celebrities got to be multihyphenates. Nowadays, it seems like many of my friends and I are. We’re working a 9-to-5, doing a project on the side, and documenting our journeys along the way. Some people call it chaotic, but a lot of us find it cathartic. Having multiple outlets to channel our energy and flex different muscles, be they analytical, strategic, or creative, can be extremely rewarding.