Reply To: I quit.

[phaidknott 7023xp 4]

I used to work with a chap who was a keen Angler, in his mid 50’s he got a generous golden handshake and was able to retire early. Yet he came back to work doing a job way below his previous paygrade.

I asked him why he had come back to work and wasn’t just fishing all the time (as he didn’t need the money). He said too much hobby time (and you do it all the time) means it becomes a “job”. When you’re painting and doing hobby because you think you should be doing it (rather than wanting to do it)…well that sounds like a job.

With all the lockdowns we’re all getting more hobby time than ever, so perhaps our hobbies are replacing our jobs during these periods. The fix here is to walk away to do something different (another hobby, or a new one. or perhaps a DIY project around the house). Only come back to it after a furlough and when the hobby stops feeling like a job. The problem at the moment is we’re all getting lots of painting time, but we’re not getting the social/gaming time (which is the payoff), so no wonder that perhaps we’re all getting a feeling of “hobby funk”