Everything is Liminal

Everything is Liminal

Too young to retire, too old to get hired
So. Is this retirement? Everyone says pivot, but to what?
 • Jenna Park
Are we writers or content creators?
Nearly two years on Substack and I still don't know the answer.
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How is anyone affording life right now?
This week I talk about money, because the only way I was able to leave my career was to change my relationship with it.
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A paradigm shift: am I not ambitious enough?
Two years into this post-career life, a reflection on privilege, growth, and ambition.
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Gen X was obsessed with anti-sellout culture, but maybe capitalism won after all
Life is really expensive, so does selling out even mean anything these days? On career pivots, career meltdowns, and content monetization.
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When objects become lighter than memory
The purge and the second nest.
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We need to get back to reading and critical thinking
Because 2024 feels different from 2016.
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I'm learning how to read books all over again
Tsundoku, the attention economy, and online culture that makes reading a competition.
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An end to a career
Saying goodbye to a 25+ year career. I'm now following my curiosity.
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The end of the multi-hyphenate
In art, context often matters. How revisiting an old project gave me an understanding of my artistic paralysis.
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Can we talk about this horrendous job market?
Employment in your 50s is a wild ride—but so is starting out as a recent college graduate. Sometimes, we're even competing for the same jobs.
Draw like nobody's watching. On quieting your inner critic.
Approaching art making with my designer mindset. Basically, I'm making ugly drawings.
 • Jenna Park
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