“Ride Mule Chase Horse”: Downshifting Your Career the Hard Way
In Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables, the young revolutionary Laigle abandons his legal career and declares, “I renounce the triumphs of the bar.” A few months ago, so did I. After seven years of practicing law, I resigned from my boutique firm, spurred by the usual sorts of misgivings about the white-collar world: the emotional emptiness of the work, the dubious clamour for money, and the never-ending stress.
And for what pursuit did I cast aside my stable, well-paid legal career? Being a children’s book author and illustrator.