So this will be an unusual answer but.. I didn't manage it. I realized years ago I was addicted to new knowledge, news, the flow of information, etc. and have turned it into my day-to-day job/passion. If it makes a living for me, it's OK, etc. Not viable for everyone, of course, but there's a whole industry to work in for us die-hard info junkies ;-)
I run a series of e-mail newsletters on topics I'm interested in and have about 190k subscribers.
But that's only one tiny way, there are lots of people who do things like blog about news full-time, run tumblelogs, industry analysts, etc. http://daringfireball.net/ would be a top example of one of these. http://www.loopinsight.com/ are another. Lots of podcasts, YouTubers, etc. Generally "indie media" I guess.
It's worth noting, however, that it's quite hard to make a good living in that way and only a small percentage make it to an enviable position. It's certainly a lot easier to make $100k+ per year as a full-time programmer than as someone consuming/producing media.
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So this will be an unusual answer but.. I didn't manage it. I realized years ago I was addicted to new knowledge, news, the flow of information, etc. and have turned it into my day-to-day job/passion. If it makes a living for me, it's OK, etc. Not viable for everyone, of course, but there's a whole industry to work in for us die-hard info junkies ;-)
Congrats!
I'll read your blog (later, of course)
How?
I run a series of e-mail newsletters on topics I'm interested in and have about 190k subscribers.
But that's only one tiny way, there are lots of people who do things like blog about news full-time, run tumblelogs, industry analysts, etc. http://daringfireball.net/ would be a top example of one of these. http://www.loopinsight.com/ are another. Lots of podcasts, YouTubers, etc. Generally "indie media" I guess.
It's worth noting, however, that it's quite hard to make a good living in that way and only a small percentage make it to an enviable position. It's certainly a lot easier to make $100k+ per year as a full-time programmer than as someone consuming/producing media.