Reconsidering the separation of work and life. Or something like that…

I used to put a lot of effort into separating freelance work from the activities I do for fun or out of personal interest. For example, I would try to read interesting articles about design in my time off, or simply not consider it work to teach myself a new skill. Over time, this lead to a mental separation of what I like doing and what I feel like I should be doing. This has not made me more productive, better at my job, or happier, but the opposite. Its time for change.