How to Make a Career Out of a Hobby

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When i wrote my first novel, it was a hobby. I sold that novel not knowing if any one would want it. Now i'm under contract to write the second book. There's something in my brain that does not want to do it. It's so childish, but it's just like, oh, this is my job now. And it does take a minute to kind of readjust it, i think. You basically say that on line and off line lives are not separate realities any more. We used to talk about them, we still talk about them as if there's an online life and an off line life. But you say that's really becoming increasingly a false distinction.

Emma Gannon is a bestselling author, speaker, novelist, and the host of the number 1 creative careers podcast in the UK called “Ctrl Alt Delete”.

Eric and Emma discuss her latest book, Disconnected: How to Stay Human in an Online World

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Emma Gannon and I Discuss Community and Connection in an Online World and…

Her book, Disconnected: How to Stay Human in an Online World
The belief that everyone is creative and need to feed their creativity
The joy and challenge when your creative work becomes your paid work
How our online and offline behaviors and interactions are often not aligned
Connection and how she compares humans to trees
The power of community and connection, both online and in-person
Noticing when spending too much time online leads to emotional disconnection
Understanding self-sabotage and noticing the feelings associated with that behavior
Finding the balance of striving to be successful and happiness
Her thoughts on cancel culture
Her first novel, Olive
The shame and guilt that women often feel for their life choices

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