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Introvert To Insider

If you’re a twenty-something trying to make it in the corporate world, let’s get one thing straight: networking isn’t just for old men in golf clubs. It’s the secret sauce that can take you from ‘struggling to get noticed’ to ‘mysteriously landing opportunities you didn’t even apply for.’ Sounds like magic? Not quite. But it is an art, and I’m here to teach you how to paint a masterpiece (or at least a decent sketch).

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Podcast & Power Moves

If you’re a twenty-something navigating the corporate world, congrats! You’ve entered a thrilling game of office politics, acronyms you pretend to understand, and emails signed off with "Kind Regards" that are anything but kind. Whether you're trying to boss up, survive your first performance review, or just stop crying in the office loo, podcasts are a great way to level up your career without reading a 500-page leadership book.

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Why ‘Wok Life Balance’ Is A Scam

Let’s be honest: the whole ‘work-life balance’ thing is a scam. There, I said it. Some productivity guru, probably drinking an oat milk latte and wearing an alarming amount of beige, came up with this idea that we should all split our time neatly between our jobs and our actual lives. The only problem? It’s impossible. And honestly, a little boring.

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