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# Don't Quit Your Day Job
- URL: https://www.cjchilvers.com/blog/dont-quit-your-day-job/
- Published: 2014-12-05T17:40:33.000Z
- Updated: 2014-12-05T17:40:33.000Z
- Author: CJ Chilvers
- Tags: going amateur

From Cory Doctorow’s book, [Information Doesn’t Want to Be Free](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1940450284/ref=as%5Fli%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1940450284&linkCode=as2&tag=cjchilvers-20&linkId=F7ZOQOHQXKGNVBSQ&ref=cjchilvers.com) (via [Austin Kleon](http://tumblr.austinkleon.com/post/103685274026?ref=cjchilvers.com)):

> “Whatever kind of arts career you’re hoping for, the odds are against you. This is a serious downer. Pretty much everyone who ever set out to earn a living (or part of a living) in the arts failed. “Don’t quit your day job” isn’t just a sarcastic barb to toss at your friends when they play their guitars at you: it’s goddamned great advice, especially if you’re hoping to support a family or save for your old age.”