Essayists write at a length that enables them, within a year, to explore a number of topics, whereas in a book, they'll likely only get to address one.

What may create even more jobs is to develop more entrepreneurs, of course, ethical ones.

Entrepreneurship may be the most under-taught subject.

Only someone who already knows and likes you is likely to give you a good job with modest relevant experience.

If you have an ability, you want to exercise it, not anesthetize it.

If you don't know what career you'd change to, I've come to believe in starting with your values. What do you care most about: producing a new product, a cause, health, something unpopular but important, whatever. Next, get expertise in that, perhaps not at State U let alone private U but at You U: self-study, articles,, webinars, volunteering, etc. Then use your network rather than answering ads to land a launchpad job in that career.

As a writer, you have control: You can play around with your own thoughts and when you find those insufficient, draw upon others': their wisdom, their humor, their failings.