# Advice to my young self: to succeed in your career, forget side projects and focus on your job - @mdarcemont

<https://manuel.darcemont.fr/posts/focus-on-jour-job/>

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## What Jamie wrote

Advice to technologists that I like. To be clear, I think side projects are a good thing, but I also don't think of them as side businesses. It is great to use hobbies to learn and advance your skills. Don't think of everything as a future hustle. I think another way to say what Manuel is saying here is to be an artist. 🎨

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