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Nov 2025
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Ep 188: Changing Paths

BOB BORSON AND ANDREW HAWKINS
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At some point in every career, the path ahead stops looking like the one behind it. The work that once defined you begins to shift, not because it lost value but because you start to see yourself differently within it. For architects, that realization can be complicated because we build our identities around what we design, who we work with, and the roles we ... Show More
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