You have to start making abrupt decisions, engaging in counterintuitive acts, and forcing yourself to do things that you don’t really want to do.

“One thing that always surprises me about career advice is how lousy most of the writing is. They say the same boring, formulaic ideas over again. They convince you that if you do this one thing, it will all work out for you. The worst thing they do is tell you to follow the rules. This is a terrible idea. I suspect too many of the people who have been unemployed for a long time are trying to play by the rules.”

Great read… now read it again and substitute a photographer looking for work instead of an unemployed worker. It will make even more sense.