Read time: 1 minute, 330 words. Philip Larkin didn’t quit his librarian day job to become a great poet. He kept it for 30 years. Elizabeth Bishop never built her life around one prestigious institution. She moved between grants, teaching, fellowships and residencies. Brian Eno became famous by refusing to stay in the lane that made him famous (musician, producer, visual artist, lecturer). That’s the contrarian part. The most resilient careers often look less “committed” from the outside. But…