Working Without Working: The Creative Night Shift
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Working Without Working: The Creative Night Shift
But if your job is to create a marketing campaign—a thought-based and decision job—your tool is your head, which never leaves you. You might be thinking about your project during your commute, as you’re making dinner, while you put your kids to sleep, and when you wake up stressed at three in the morning.
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