Ambition feels very complicated in 2025. On the one hand, hustle culture, 5am wake-ups and 'productivity bros' dominate our social media feeds, yet post-pandemic it seems like many have redefined what constitutes ‘success’ through finding purpose, setting boundaries or simply ‘quiet quitting’. So what does ‘making it’ even mean anymore? In this special bonus ep, we’re unpacking everything from side hustles, the girlboss era and softgirl trends to money anxiety, career disillusionment and Emma Grede’s controversial Diary of a CEO interview. Enjoy hunnies and let us know if there’s a special topic you’d love for us to tackle!

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Recs/ reviews:

• What We Lose When We're Priced Out of Our Hobbies, Atlantic
• Side hustles, Zoom waves and the Great Casualisation: how Covid shaped new ways to work, FT
• I burned out chasing money and hustle culture's standards. Now, I'm taking a 'no shame' approach to my business, Business Insider
• Emma Grede on Diary of a CEO
• Some side hustle ideas to help you with all that money anxiety, The Cut 
• The rise of the side hustle, Guardian
• Moral Ambition, Rutger Bregman 
• If Books Could Kill podcast on Lean In 
• Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams
• The Psychopath Test by Jon Ronson

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