Carol Marques

DAN KOE

4d

future/proof

How to master any skill fast:

- Stop studying

- Outline a project

- Start building it

- Hit a roadblock

- Research how to overcome it

- Repeat until completed

Most people get trapped in tutorial hell and have nothing to show for years of "learning."

The year of 2024 became my year of unlearning. I started to peel back the scripts I’d absorbed without even realizing. Taught in school, reinforced in university, hardened in the early years of my career. Scripts that high-achievers like me adopt eagerly because they offer direction, safety and approval. And I was somehow glad to have something... See more

And while I’m not yet where I want my portfolio career to eventually be, I have to acknowledge: I’ve built one.

A portfolio career is never static and always evolving as priorities shift and interests change. But what matters is that I’m the one shaping it. I’ve created work on my own terms, around my values, choosing who I work with and what I work... See more

A portfolio career is defined as having several part-time jobs or multiple income streams rather than one full-time gig. It involves pursuing multiple passions, interests and types of work.

A part time job (eg. working 3 days a week for a company)

A part time business (eg. working 3 days a week for your own company)

A done-for-you service (eg.

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