I don’t know if you noticed recently, but I write for this site pretty regularly. I also write a decent amount for a site called The AV Club — then there’s all the one-off projects out I’m pitching virtually every week. Oh, and the copywriting gigs I’ve tried to grab lately for extra cash. I also have a novel I’m trying to shop around. For a while before the pandemic I was also a freelance legal witness for Topps Baseball Cards minor league autographing sessions, too...
My point is that you have to hustle almost constantly in the media industry, and it often sucks. In all honesty, I can’t think of a single industry at the moment that doesn’t either A) require or B) actively encourage unrealistic, overextending, unhealthy “grind” mentalities. It’s so embedded within our culture that it’s often taken for granted. Check Google Chrome’s browser extensions tagged “Productivity” and you’ll find literally hundreds of focus tools to promote your Best and Most Diligent self.
