This is similar to what I have been thinking, as I’ve had “Learn Mandarin” down as a goal for four years now. My idea being to do a “hobby” at first and then shift. But your point is you need the time and energy, and I’ve never been able to break out of my currently demanding job to start to pick it up.
I think this would suggest identifying concrete steps that can be taken as a “hobby” but produce something functional that can be signaled in the career marketplace. Certificates and the like.
This is similar to what I have been thinking, as I’ve had “Learn Mandarin” down as a goal for four years now. My idea being to do a “hobby” at first and then shift. But your point is you need the time and energy, and I’ve never been able to break out of my currently demanding job to start to pick it up.
I think this would suggest identifying concrete steps that can be taken as a “hobby” but produce something functional that can be signaled in the career marketplace. Certificates and the like.