A side hustle made me better at my real job

Eric Franken, copywriter at The Works, reveals how a little freelance job made him realise he knew less about advertising than he thought.

Ever had an ego-shattering realisation?

Joe Rogan, podcast host and MMA commentator, has. Years ago as a young taekwondo blackbelt he agreed to spar some kickboxers… which was a big mistake. See, taekwondo concentrates on kicking while kickboxing doesn’t suffer that limitation. Come fight time Rogan was hit by two things. First, an unstoppable flurry of fists and then a profound thought: despite specialising in one fighting discipline, he didn’t know much about fighting at all.

I can relate.

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