The anxiety over "wasted time" after pivoting from a skill or career is a destructive mindset. Instead, frame these experiences as necessary parts of your personal narrative that provide learning and memories, not as a net loss or a failure.
Don't wait for an external sign to ask for a raise or equity. The internal feeling that you are undervalued is the sign itself. The act of formulating the question "When should I ask?" indicates that the time to have that difficult conversation is now.
Stop looking for external solutions or blaming platforms for your lack of focus. The only way to use social media for work without getting consumed is through raw, personal discipline. It's an internal battle of accountability, not a technical problem to be solved with a 'hack'.
If you are a multi-passionate creator struggling to focus, the problem is not your content but your business model. First, decide what you want to sell. That decision will provide the necessary constraints and clarity to build a focused content strategy around it, ending the "scattered" feeling.
When restarting your career against difficult odds, vulnerability can be a powerful tool. By publicly sharing your specific constraints and goals, you can activate a community to generate immediate, tailored job opportunities that wouldn't surface through traditional networking.
Stop creating separate social media accounts for different content types. Modern algorithms prioritize serving individual pieces of content to the right audience, regardless of your account's history or niche. A single high-quality post will find its viewers, making account-level siloing obsolete.