· Chapter Seven ·
BE MINDFUL ABOUT TIME
I’m happy to be reminded that an ordinary day full of nothing but nothingness can make you feel like you’ve won the lottery.
—SUSAN ORLEAN
Emily realized that she needed to think about her time differently when she transitioned from her job as a full-time teacher to working multiple gigs in book publishing. As a full-time teacher, she was used to selling her entire day to her employer and believed that a hardworking and “good” employee worked on-site at least 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. When Emily left teaching, she started working several part-time gigs as a research assistant and book publicist. She suddenly had some flexibility to structure her own hours during the workday because what mattered most was that she ...
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