Get a d*mn hobby

Y'All Need Hobbies

Yes, this is a call-out email (only because I was guilty of this).

A lot of y'all are developing side hustles under the guise of a hobby. Sure, your business is fulfilling, but it is not necessarily personally enriching. Yet, you are still wondering why you feel burnt out, tired, etc.

What y'all are really looking for is a true hobby. Something you can do in your free time that is healing to your inner child and not directly related to work or fitness.

I personally do not think that working out or starting a small business qualifies as a hobby. (Reply to me and ask me why.)

Sure, those things can be HEALTHY, but I don't think that they are hobbies.

This newsletter started as a hobby for me, and now that I have a paid product, it is no longer a hobby for me. I still find it FUN and HEALING, but I need a HOBBY so that I can find personal growth, inspiration, relaxation, and more.

Try going bowling, reading a book, coloring, going to karaoke! All of these things are kinda cheap or free, and might be really healing for you.

I'm doing The Artist's Way right now, and one exercise that I found really helpful for exploring hobbies was to write out 5 dream jobs I had as a child. From there, I was able to find activities related to those jobs that I could explore for fun and inspiration. How NEAT! How introspective! How HEALING!

Try something just for you this week, please. Reply and tell me how it went. I will be asking again next week.

Shitty Business Ideas

Sharts, I am asking you for a small loan of a million dollars in exchange for this app idea that I am positive will be the next sisterhood of the traveling pants.

That's right Sharts, we are talking about a coming of age film idea turned into real life phone application. Imagine that really expensive thing everyone in your friend group has been wanting, like a Labubu, or iPad, or iPad baby. Now imagine your friend group could use an app to split the cost and develop a schedule for sharing that item.

Here's a real world example: a friend group comprised of Me, Harry, Finn, and Ian.

We all want a Labubu but they are reselling for about $100 a pop. We each pitch in $20 bucks and BAM, we are the proud owners of one labubu. Everyone gets 1.2 days a week with the Labubu and what's fair is fair!

This is how we beat capitalism and consumerism folks, we stop buying and we start sharing again. We will call the app Sisterhood, even though it will be alienating to most users, who gives a frick.

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