All Is Fair in Love and Work: On Making Art Through Heartbreak and Career Change
Personal Essays Sophie Sturdevant Personal Essays Sophie Sturdevant

All Is Fair in Love and Work: On Making Art Through Heartbreak and Career Change

After a breakup with my artist boyfriend and the start of a buttoned-up corporate job, a close friend told me it made sense; I was "made for corporate" — that I wanted security more than I wanted to be an artist. Here's what I've learned about Creative Responsibility looking different across seasons — and why occupying one role doesn’t steal validity from another.

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If Time is Money, Attention is Everything
Personal Essays Sophie Sturdevant Personal Essays Sophie Sturdevant

If Time is Money, Attention is Everything

A year ago, I quit my full-time marketing job in favor of consulting to make "more time" for my art. I didn't actually make more art. (My house was really clean, though.) Here's what I learned: Time wasn’t the problem — attention was. And Silicon Valley is doing a great job mining it.

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