Combining your work, hobbies, and even personal attributes, to form a slash career like self-identity can help keep you in good spirits should you lose your job. While you may no longer be, say, a web designer, you do remain a parent, hobby photographer, or whatever else you also consider yourself.
I don’t mean diversifying your money, though that’s a good idea too. I mean diversifying yourself. So that when one identity fails, the other ones keep you alive. If you lose your job but you identify passionately as a mother or a father, you’ll be fine. If you have a strong religious identity or a view of yourself as an artist, you’ll be fine. If you see yourself as an athlete, or even simply as a good, loyal friend, you’ll be fine.
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