We hear people say this all the time. Always be doing the next thing. Don’t let yourself get stagnant. When you finish your current project, make sure you have the next thing in mind.

I have been studying physics for over six years. As such, I have learned a bunch and changed as a person. I now have a better appreciation for physics and science in general than I did when I first began years ago, and I expect to see the field differently another five years from now.

When we find a hobby or a craft that energizes us, why is our first instinct to figure out a way to turn it into a money-generating activity?

As you get better at a craft, you start to notice details that others don’t. This is simply the result of doing the activity for so long that you’re intimately familiar with how it works. If you’re used to drawing comics, you might notice how the dialogue, pacing, and perspectives are done in each panel. For those who aren’t as familiar with the craft, they will notice good work, but not the details. You, on the other hand, can see them.