I'm a new subscriber (from Australia), but I want you to know I really appreciate your honest writing and refreshing ideas. I hope you can continue to keep working for yourself and writing, because I love your work (it's so original!).
Speaking of cringe-factor, until I read your book Free Time (because Cal Newport plugged you in his book Slow Productivity) I would cringe at the advice written in most business books and courses. I thought maybe I wasn't a 'business type' person because I cared more about people, community, my health and the environment more than making a quick buck. But reading your books has shifted my thinking in a dramatic and profound way.
I work as a public speaker and I lost a lot of clients due to my decision to stop doing in-person speaking jobs in schools. Speaking to hundreds of students in poorly ventilated spaces was not aligned with my value of health (I don't want to get covid and long covid). Sometimes I miss the in-person jobs but I am finding joy in new ways of working and rediscovering parts of myself that aren't connected with making money (e.g., cooking and hiking). What I'm trying to say is your books Free Time and Pivot have helped me to readjust and get through a very difficult period. Thank you Jenny.
Hi Jenny,
I'm a new subscriber (from Australia), but I want you to know I really appreciate your honest writing and refreshing ideas. I hope you can continue to keep working for yourself and writing, because I love your work (it's so original!).
Speaking of cringe-factor, until I read your book Free Time (because Cal Newport plugged you in his book Slow Productivity) I would cringe at the advice written in most business books and courses. I thought maybe I wasn't a 'business type' person because I cared more about people, community, my health and the environment more than making a quick buck. But reading your books has shifted my thinking in a dramatic and profound way.
I work as a public speaker and I lost a lot of clients due to my decision to stop doing in-person speaking jobs in schools. Speaking to hundreds of students in poorly ventilated spaces was not aligned with my value of health (I don't want to get covid and long covid). Sometimes I miss the in-person jobs but I am finding joy in new ways of working and rediscovering parts of myself that aren't connected with making money (e.g., cooking and hiking). What I'm trying to say is your books Free Time and Pivot have helped me to readjust and get through a very difficult period. Thank you Jenny.
Take care,
Jane