The concept of a safe, stable job is becoming obsolete, and people should diversify their income or skill sets outside of their primary employment.

“The safe job is about to be unsafe because AI is coming and the school system was literally created to create factory workers.”

Aspiring entrepreneurs should leverage their current employment as financial stability while they build their business on the side.

“use that job as a superpower as stability and invest the money you earn from that job in the business and just keep trying try and try them and hard work”

Going backward or making a pivot is not a failure, as it allows individuals to re-navigate their lives.

“going backwards isn't as taboo as we make it out to be. Like we make it seem like if you're not moving forwards, your life's falling apart. It's like, well, no. Sometimes you have to go backwards to to re-navigate and reconfigure.”

Chris advises that if you find yourself stuck in a job that brings no joy, you should take the smallest possible step toward a life that you actually want.

“What is the single smallest step that you could make right now that moves you a tiny that what's the smallest thing that the most afraid version of you could do that would move you away from this life and toward one that you want?”

When facing financial constraints while seeking a dream job, individuals can simplify their lifestyle to create a plan that allows for a career transition.

“you can totally find ways oh it takes a plan it's not like you can just turn on a switch and tomorrow boom I can make $10,000 less a year but you can make a plan you pay off debt save some money get you know six months worth of savings to the point where you could make this leap”

A comedian should seek out variety in their career milestones and experiences rather than just touring constantly to avoid burnout.

“the whole thing about this business is about surprise and living life experiences and Matt you know maybe you'll spend a year maybe doing a movie you have you have some movies coming out right or no you already shot some no we've got like we got like six in development for that's what I'm saying onc”

Taking time off is necessary for physical and mental recovery when working a rigorous touring schedule.

“I had to take these two weeks off from shows was [ __ ] brutal I never thought I was going to have to do that but I was just like I cannot possibly [ __ ] perform and it was because I was on a tour bus for 9 months so every day was Groundhog Day right”

She argues that young people in business often lack boundaries between their work and personal lives, which is often perpetuated by toxic hustle culture.

“i think that the main point of interest for me that i've kind of been exploring obviously has been the idea of working culture but how we internalize it and how our lack of boundaries within this generation has meant that we're have no boundaries between work or not work”