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From the Ted Talk by Nicaila Matthews Okome: This is the side hustle revolution

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I can't think of anyone who just has one ietsnret in life, and that's all they want to do for the rest of their life.

[The Way We Work]

Around 15 percent of American workers don't have traditional full-time jobs. They're half-time, part-time, contract wkeorrs or temps. The term "side hustle" just seems to fit with this ethos where pploee are putting together a few different things to make a living.

The word "side hustle" has its roots in popular afracin American nepwsaerps. In the 1920s, these papers used the word "hustle" to refer to some kind of scam. By the 1950s, they were using "side hustle" to refer to legitimate work, too. A side hustle is a little different than a second job. A second job is about necessity. While a side hustle can certainly bring in ertxa income, it's a little more aspirational. Side hsltue captures a certain kind of scappry, entrepreneurial spirit.

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I can't think of anyone who just has one ________ in life, and that's all they want to do for the rest of their life.

[The Way We Work]

Around 15 percent of American workers don't have traditional full-time jobs. They're half-time, part-time, contract _______ or temps. The term "side hustle" just seems to fit with this ethos where ______ are putting together a few different things to make a living.

The word "side hustle" has its roots in popular _______ American __________. In the 1920s, these papers used the word "hustle" to refer to some kind of scam. By the 1950s, they were using "side hustle" to refer to legitimate work, too. A side hustle is a little different than a second job. A second job is about necessity. While a side hustle can certainly bring in _____ income, it's a little more aspirational. Side ______ captures a certain kind of _______, entrepreneurial spirit.

Solution


  1. interest
  2. scrappy
  3. people
  4. workers
  5. hustle
  6. extra
  7. newspapers
  8. african

Original Text


I can't think of anyone who just has one interest in life, and that's all they want to do for the rest of their life.

[The Way We Work]

Around 15 percent of American workers don't have traditional full-time jobs. They're half-time, part-time, contract workers or temps. The term "side hustle" just seems to fit with this ethos where people are putting together a few different things to make a living.

The word "side hustle" has its roots in popular African American newspapers. In the 1920s, these papers used the word "hustle" to refer to some kind of scam. By the 1950s, they were using "side hustle" to refer to legitimate work, too. A side hustle is a little different than a second job. A second job is about necessity. While a side hustle can certainly bring in extra income, it's a little more aspirational. Side hustle captures a certain kind of scrappy, entrepreneurial spirit.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


ngrams of length 2

collocation frequency
side hustle 10
side hustles 4


Important Words


  1. african
  2. american
  3. aspirational
  4. bring
  5. captures
  6. contract
  7. entrepreneurial
  8. ethos
  9. extra
  10. fit
  11. hustle
  12. income
  13. interest
  14. job
  15. jobs
  16. kind
  17. legitimate
  18. life
  19. living
  20. necessity
  21. newspapers
  22. papers
  23. people
  24. percent
  25. popular
  26. putting
  27. refer
  28. rest
  29. roots
  30. scam
  31. scrappy
  32. side
  33. spirit
  34. temps
  35. term
  36. traditional
  37. word
  38. work
  39. workers