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Re:The modern trap of turning hobbies into hustles (2019) by fab1an on Sunday June 06, 2021 @01:36PM (#27414736)
The key risk when turning hobbies into a business is that the core focus area of the hobbyist's expertise will likely have to shift dramatically, and it's often that shift that may cause a loss in enjoyment and fulfillment.

A hobbyists can focus on extremely uneconomical aspects of a thing, precisely because they don't need to think economically about it - a business person doing so will likely fail at both their business, and tragically, their hobby...

For anyone interested in a deeper exploration of this theme, I will shamelessly plug my podcast on deep, obsessive hobbies, "When The Work is Done": https://www.whentheworkisdone.com/

Only managed to put up one episode yet (an interview with a very successful neuroscientists who spends almost all his spare time tailoring...), but am hoping to have many more episodes in the works soon.

Re:The modern trap of turning hobbies into hustles (2019) by zaken on Sunday June 06, 2021 @05:06PM (#27416323)
Looks really cool! I'm listening to the neuroscience tailor one now. I've been itching for the past couple of years now (ever since having a kid) to dive back into some old hobbies that I haven't been able to make time for. Things like this are really inspiring. Looking forward to more episodes!
Re:The modern trap of turning hobbies into hustles (2019) by edgarvaldes on Sunday June 06, 2021 @02:08PM (#27414991)
Nice idea for a podcast, will check it out.