Wrong Life: Notes on Falling Behind in Your Twenties
‘Wrong Life’ is a collection of reminders for anyone who’s telling themselves that they ‘should’ be farther along by now. The writing project was inspired by conversations with loved ones regarding common stressors from early adulthood: devaluing your creative work, leaving a good job, and feeling like sh*t whenever you take a break.
Notes were collected from personal note-taking devices used between 2019-2021. The final PDF was written using Paste by WeTransfer for formatting and page organization. Adobe Acrobat was used to create JPG files for each image.
Written for
Burnt-out former gifted kids
Artist friends who needed a break from something they love dearly
Anyone dealing with the kind of life changes that don’t look good on Instagram.
Sections
Section 1 is available for free using the button below. Please contact Jon on Instagram (@athirdtime) or email (thirdtimephotos@gmail.com) to access the full file.
Notes on making bad art, often (Pages 7 - 41) - DOWNLOAD HERE
Notes on leaving a good job (Pages 42 - 76)
Notes on falling behind (Pages 77 - 111)
Notes on the city you used to love (Pages 112 - 146)
Notes on being your current self (Pages 147 - 182)
