Advice for new strategists on things to do in your free time that will make you smarter/better/more valuable/ etc. ??

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Have a life. Do cool shit. Read interesting stuff. Travel. Talk to different people. Anything that will give you a unique POV and perspective.

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Read non-fiction outside your profession,

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Don’t underestimate the value of good fiction too

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Network and volunteer

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Talk to people who hate advertising and spend their time helping the underserved - social workers, therapist,caseworkers and teachers. It will ensure that you stay grounded in what real people think about and care about.

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Freelance and take on projects you’d never get otherwise

1. Have a POV on good and bad marketing and write articles about it on LinkedIn.

2. Read, read, read. But if you don't enjoy that and aren't reading already, I can't help you.

Travel, pick up a drinking habit, write POVs, go to parties and scenes that you wouldn’t.

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