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Nov 2020
36m 21s

Let’s Take Our Side Gigs Off the Back-Bu...

Harvard Business Review
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With the help of an expert in side gigs, Emily confronts the hobbies, projects, and pursuits that she’s neglected, in hopes of helping herself and others invest in interests outside of a full-time job. 
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