Di episode kali ini kita ngobrol soal karir, perjalanan kita jadi budak korporat sampai jadi freelancer, dan beberapa pelajaran yang kita dapatkan so far. Disisipin dengan kata-kata mutiara dan motivasi buat kamu yang merintis side job atau side project 🙂
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In this episode we talk about our careers, the upsides and downsides of freelancing vs a full time 9-6 job. We reflect on our learnings and our mistakes thus far in our career. Also a bit of our tips and advice on those thinking about doing a big side project.
Book(s) mentioned in the podcast:
Show Your Work – Austin Kleon
(00:00) Intro
(01:22) A little bit of Andrew’s career journey thus far
(01:45) A little bit of Kim’s career journey thus far
(02:40) Kim’s take on full time jobs
(03:10) Andrew’s take on full time jobs
(04:30) Andrew’s story on his first time job ever
(05:20) Fresh grad idealism
(06:50) Superiority complex as a fresh grad
(08:40) Choosing freedom/flexibility vs. income stabilityÂ
(09:30) Sandwich generation
(11:28) Downside of being a freelancer
(11:48) Doing something for money vs for passion
(12:40) Western vs. Asian values in doing business
(14:45) Mark Rober – Nasa engineer turned YouTuber
(16:40) The rise of new jobs (content creation)
(19:20) There’s merit to beginners teaching other beginners – Show Your Work by Austin Kleon
(20:38) Consistency is key
(21:10) Is having a creative outlet a fundamental need? What constitutes a creative outlet?
(24:00) Posting content online is you branding yourself consciously or unconsciously
(27:00) Andrew’s update on his career, the benefits of a 9-5 job for him
(29:03) Jakarta keras bung
(29:50) The rise of hybrid working after COVID – and how it failed
(34:05) Parking lot theory
(37:10) Global layoffs
(39:30) ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance)Â
(41:50) Kata-kata mutiara untuk motivasi dari kami
(45:54) Parkinson’s law – Work expands to fill the available time