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| Introduction |
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When You Don't Know What You Want to Do |
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1 | (14) |
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2 | (1) |
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3 | (2) |
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Replacing Burnout with Creative Pursuits |
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5 | (1) |
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6 | (3) |
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Exhaust Yourself with Research |
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9 | (2) |
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Steer Clear of Grad-School Escapism |
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11 | (4) |
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When You Don't Like What You Do but You're Too Old to Start at the Bottom---Again |
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15 | (12) |
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16 | (2) |
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Re-establishing Happiness at Your Current Job |
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18 | (1) |
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Try Something on the Side |
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19 | (1) |
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Now Might Be a Good Time for That Much-Needed Sabbatical |
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20 | (2) |
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22 | (3) |
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Learn Something New (On Deadline) |
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25 | (2) |
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How to Survive Being an Assistant |
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27 | (8) |
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Offer Yourself Up to the Big Cheese |
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28 | (1) |
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Befriend Other Underlings |
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29 | (1) |
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30 | (1) |
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31 | (2) |
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33 | (2) |
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When You Love Your Job but Can't Afford to Live on Your Salary |
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35 | (6) |
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Debt Is a Four-Letter Word |
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36 | (2) |
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The Inevitable Second Job |
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38 | (1) |
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Your Personal Budget Cuts |
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38 | (1) |
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The Banal Money-Managing Section |
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39 | (1) |
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40 | (1) |
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41 | (22) |
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Heatherette on Becoming a Sensation Without a Traditional Design Background |
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44 | (5) |
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Jessica Naddaff on How to Be Your Own Publicist |
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49 | (5) |
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Melissa Joy Manning on Being Discouraged |
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54 | (5) |
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Elizabeth Bell on How to Get Department Store Buyers to Come to Your Shows |
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59 | (4) |
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63 | (20) |
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Jesse Peretz On What's Better Than Networking |
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66 | (4) |
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Jenny Gersten on How to Become Known |
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70 | (5) |
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Ken Chu on How to Write a Winning Grant Proposal |
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75 | (8) |
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83 | (16) |
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Chris Kaye on Why Now Is a Good Time to Establish a Niche |
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88 | (3) |
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Ed Byrne on What Videogame Companies Are Looking For and How to Get Your Foot in Their Door |
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91 | (4) |
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95 | (4) |
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The Aspiring Political Operative |
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99 | (18) |
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Jeff Shesol on Becoming a Presidential Speechwriter |
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104 | (7) |
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Harold Ickes on How to Stave Off Burnout |
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111 | (3) |
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Jason West on How to Win Elections |
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114 | (3) |
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117 | (14) |
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Eric Drysdale on How to Become a Better Standup Comedian |
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120 | (3) |
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Ryan Cotton How to Get a Booking Agent's Attention |
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123 | (1) |
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Marisa Ross on Why a Casting Director Is Your Friend |
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124 | (7) |
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131 | (12) |
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132 | (3) |
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DJAM (aka Adam Goldstein) on the Scene |
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135 | (5) |
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Jo Maeder on Voiceover Work |
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140 | (3) |
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143 | (10) |
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Adam Schlesinger on How to Know if You're Any Good |
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145 | (3) |
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Chris Conley on Life on the Tour Bus |
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148 | (4) |
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Mary Wood on the Unexpected Road to Jingle Writing |
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152 | (1) |
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The Aspiring Entrepreneur |
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153 | (16) |
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Sheila McCann on Transitioning and Choosing the Right Business to Open |
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157 | (4) |
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Todd Woloson on the Importance of Consumer Marketing |
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161 | (4) |
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Mindy Weiss on How to Become an Event Planner |
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165 | (4) |
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169 | (16) |
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Jean-Georges Vongerichten on Creating Cravings |
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171 | (3) |
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Dorothy Cann Hamilton on How to Choose a Cooking School |
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174 | (5) |
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Hannah Sweets on Starting at the Bottom |
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179 | (6) |
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The Aspiring Writer and Editor |
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185 | (18) |
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Laurel Touby on How to Be a Freelance Writer |
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189 | (6) |
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Jonathan Ames on Becoming a Novelist |
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195 | (3) |
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Simon Foster on Writing That Actually Pays Money |
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198 | (5) |
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What to Do Now, aka the Final Pep Talk |
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