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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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Jenna Park
41
My career ambitions have left the building
Grind culture is bullshit. Learning how to do nothing is bliss.
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Jenna Park
47
What does it mean to be an artist?
Dreams vs. reality, art vs. craft, and rhapsodizing the romantic myth of being an artist.
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Jenna Park
20
In the bloom of spring, life doesn't stay stuck forever
Life breathes back in—and with it changes, decisions, and managing multiple streams of income.
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Jenna Park
20
The moment I finally called myself a writer
In the midst of my most liminal time, I am finding my voice.
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Jenna Park
35
Leaving Instagram, and a newsletter about writing newsletters
It's okay if we outgrow the apps we've been using for years.
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Jenna Park
123
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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Jenna Park
44
Where discomfort meets growth
January was a month of doing nothing. I learn to be ok with this.
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Jenna Park
46
An end to a career
Saying goodbye to a 25+ year career and giving myself permission to follow my curiosity.
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Jenna Park
44
Slowing down doesn't mean getting left behind
Notes from sabbatical, nearly one year later.
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Jenna Park
23
Growth is a long-tail journey
A geeky stat-filled, deep-dive reflection on nearly one year of writing on Substack.
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Jenna Park
41
Starting over, at the very bottom
Where do you go as a former business owner when you shut down a company?
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Jenna Park
16
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