What the few available reports say about working in art galleries and artist studios, and why the dissatisfaction you might feel with pay and workload is real and far more common than you think.

When a career doesn’t unfold as expected, the verdict is usually “I failed”. But it may simply be that you changed.

On how the things we put off grow teeth, and the feeling when we finally do them. And a couple of research-backed actions worth testing.

On how the joy and pride of working in contemporary art turn into dissatisfaction, and how we might end up planning our future when we are at our weakest. And a shift in perspective you can test this week, on the parts of your present that are already in your power.

On the difference between changing your circumstances and changing yourself, and why it is easier to see in other people's love lives than in your own career.