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In Defense of Dabbling: The Brilliance of Being a Total Amateur by Karen Walrond

Resist grind culture and discover the joy of dabbling.
From Karen Walrond, author of The Lightmaker's Manifesto and Radiant Rebellion, comes a delightful jaunt into how to be a total amateur—by doing the things you love even if you're not any good at them.



In today's grind culture, hobbies become side hustles. Work creeps into leisure time. Perfectionism reigns. We look up to experts, and we look down on amateurs. And when someone asks us what we like to do, we realize we have absolutely no idea. But amateur just means "one who loves." So what if being a total amateur is actually a good thing? What if we've been so focused on achieving that we have forgotten how to be interesting? In her new book, Karen Walrond strikes out to discover the things she loves that demand no excellence—just desire. As she cultivates practices and rituals, without any expectation of success or accolades, she shows us how to do the same.
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