In Praise of Quitting Your Job

In Praise of Quitting Your Job:

Ben Pieratt, in an email advising a friend:

The reason I'm so supportive of you quitting your job is that I'm intensely empathetic to your situation and I believe that you're doing everyone a disservice by sticking around….

I suspect that eventually our culture will catch up with our evolving understanding of work ethic and the personal nature of work in creative fields. In the meantime there's going to be a lot of wasted talent pushing too much effort in the wrong directions. It is clear to me and anyone who interacts with you that a misplacement of your energies is at everyone's loss. I hope that you're able to recognize this fact and move forward accordingly.