when money becomes more of a god, do art - Paul Millerd

a life of steady success sort of requires being fully absorbed in a worldview of seeing succcess as a fundamental building block of life

I think when you leave this, it can take quite a bit of time to let go of needing things to work

Enough is the antithesis of unchecked growth because growth encourages mindless consumption and enough requires constant questioning and awareness. Enough is when we reach the upper bound of what’s required. Enough revenue means our business is profitable and can support however many employees/freelancers we have, even if it’s just one person. Enough income means we can live our lives with a bit of financial ease, and put something away for later. Enough means our families are fed, have roofs over their heads and their futures are considered. Enough stuff means we have what we need to live our lives without excess.125

trying to monetize too much as a creator feels risky to me. there's just a long line of history of humans that risked so much just to do creative work

its such a privilege to be able to do this work as much as I do. the work is the payment itself