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- Hi,

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I'm Liz Segran and I'm
a senior staff writer

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here at Fast Company.

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And I'm also the author
of a new book called

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The Rocket Years:

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How your twenties launch
the rest of your life.

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And in my book, I look
at the big decisions

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that we make in our twenties and

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how they play out throughout
the rest of our lives.

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That might seem a little bit scary,

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but it's also really empowering
because what that means is

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that we can make choices right
now that can set us on the

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course that we want in life.

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If you're looking for a job
in the midst of this pandemic,

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don't worry.

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You don't have to find your
dream job right out of the gate.

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You have time to get there.

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It takes about a decade for the
average person to find a job

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that really satisfies them.

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The key is to be purposeful about it.

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If you're taking a job in food service,

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and it's not your ideal job,

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think of it as an opportunity
to develop skills around

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managing other people or problem solving.

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You really want to put
that on your resume.

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Just take a deep breath and
know that this is just a

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stepping stone that will get you to

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your dream job down the line.

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I know that you're really
sick of Zoom cocktail hours

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and FaceTime dates.

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I'm really sick of them too.

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A more natural way to build your

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relationships could be to do
an activity together with Zoom

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in the background.

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So for instance, I've
recently been cooking dinner

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with a friend and both of us
have Zoom on in the background

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and we talk to each other

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and catch up while we're cooking dinner.

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And it just feels a lot more natural.

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If you're looking to increase
your circle of friends,

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there are ways to do that too.

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One thing you could do is
download an app like Houseparty,

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which allows you to create
a virtual room where you can

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invite your friends,

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but your friends can also
invite their friends.

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And that way you might encounter
people that you'd never met

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before, who could be friends
of yours in the future.

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So don't be shy about reaching
out one step further in your

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network because now is actually
a really good time to do

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that.

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Another really fascinating
thing I discovered while writing

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my book is that hobbies are
actually one of the most

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important things you can be
investing in in your twenties

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and thirties.

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Researchers has found that
hobbies are actually really

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important for our happiness
and our mental health and even

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our productivity at work.

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In fact, some doctors
even recommend hobbies

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as an intervention for patients

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who are depressed or stressed.

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But the thing is that it often
takes time to get into a new

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hobby like fishing or knitting
or gardening or camping.

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So now might be a really
valuable time to throw yourself

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into these activities.

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I know that it might seem a
little frivolous to be investing

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in these things now when
you're already so stressed

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and there's so many aspects of your life

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that feel a little bit out of control.

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But don't think of it as a
waste of time because it's not,

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these are things you can be
doing that actually enhance your

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lifelong happiness.

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I know that we're going through
a really stressful time,

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but it's good to know that
there are things we can be doing

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right now that can help us get
through this period and also

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help us come out even stronger
on the other side of it.

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I shared a couple of
insights here in this video,

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but if you want more details,
there's tons more in the book.

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