"Until now, I never felt like what I was doing was good. Which is a really sad thing to say. But doing what I’m doing right now, I do feel like it’s good, and that sense comes from a bodily feeling rather than a logical one."
This interview helped crystallize some ideas I've been grappling with myself. Thank you for sharing it, and for this Q&A series. The concept of a double life — one that's driven by values and another by subverting them, or put another way, one driven by your head and the other by your body — resonated deeply with me.
Similar to Rae, I have worked in Silicon Valley for my whole career (and am a highly sensitive person) and in the last few years, my body has started sending me strong signals that I'm not tolerating this double life. It's been hard work to override the value we are taught to place on "success" and "ambition," which typically refer almost exclusively to one's professional life, and to imagine how else ambition could show up in my life. As you and Rae point out, for many, their ambition is to live in community. The "best" thing I've done in the last few years is plan and host a summer camp for my closest friends.
Thanks, as always Rosie, for the thought-provoking and meaningful piece.
My best friend and I have been reading and discussing your writing since your Quartz days, like a Rosie book club :) We were both excited to follow you over to Substack and watch you do your own thing. Thank you for enriching our lives with your thoughtful work!
This is long and well written. It grabbed my curiosity, slowed my reading and got me through every word. Normally when I see Silcon Valley in the story, I move on. That's a world I never worked in and have no interest in technology start ups, venture capitalists, or crypto dreams. You showed the part of Rae Katz that is more like millions who chooses professionalism over alternatives. The testimonial for Substack is evident and I'm delighted for anyone who figures out how to make someone else's platform or someone else's business work in tandem with their own business.
This interview helped crystallize some ideas I've been grappling with myself. Thank you for sharing it, and for this Q&A series. The concept of a double life — one that's driven by values and another by subverting them, or put another way, one driven by your head and the other by your body — resonated deeply with me.
Similar to Rae, I have worked in Silicon Valley for my whole career (and am a highly sensitive person) and in the last few years, my body has started sending me strong signals that I'm not tolerating this double life. It's been hard work to override the value we are taught to place on "success" and "ambition," which typically refer almost exclusively to one's professional life, and to imagine how else ambition could show up in my life. As you and Rae point out, for many, their ambition is to live in community. The "best" thing I've done in the last few years is plan and host a summer camp for my closest friends.
Thanks, as always Rosie, for the thought-provoking and meaningful piece.
Thank you so much for this lovely comment Claire. And thank you for reading
My best friend and I have been reading and discussing your writing since your Quartz days, like a Rosie book club :) We were both excited to follow you over to Substack and watch you do your own thing. Thank you for enriching our lives with your thoughtful work!
Wow my day is made!
This is long and well written. It grabbed my curiosity, slowed my reading and got me through every word. Normally when I see Silcon Valley in the story, I move on. That's a world I never worked in and have no interest in technology start ups, venture capitalists, or crypto dreams. You showed the part of Rae Katz that is more like millions who chooses professionalism over alternatives. The testimonial for Substack is evident and I'm delighted for anyone who figures out how to make someone else's platform or someone else's business work in tandem with their own business.
Thank you so much. Slowing down your reading is the highest compliment :)
Loved this! I relate to so much here.
I'm glad!
So relatable. Thank you for this candid insight x
A great interview! Thank you for sharing this one :)