A pivotal read on the diverse nature of career paths, I really enjoyed Emma Gannon’s reflections on juggling many aspects of life and striving to achieve across each. This is packed with useful and clear insight, with nuggets of wisdom which can be applied in all cases. There will be something of relevance for anyone regardless of their stage of life and career journey, and it’s one you’ll turn to again and again.

I got introduced to the concept of the multi-hyphen life and the multipotential personalities after reading this book.
I am now deep into the rabbit hole of the internet nooks that are full of people like this. Prior to this, I was also a fan of the "squiggly careers" so reading this book really reinstated my self-assurance in being a multi-faceted professional.

"The Multi-Hyphen Life" by Emma Gannon is a refreshing and empowering guide for anyone who seeks to break away from the traditional notions of career and work-life balance. Gannon's insight is a breath of fresh air for those itching to turn their passions into a career, transform a side-hustle into a startup, or simply reimagine their approach to work. In this modern age where technology empowers us to work flexibly and design our own careers, Gannon's book reinforces the idea that one can harness their entrepreneurial spirit, regardless of their career path. She shatters the old stereotype of being a "jack of all trades, master of none," and instead, she champions the idea that having multiple skills and interests is not a hindrance but a valuable asset in the contemporary working world. "The Multi-Hyphen Life" is an inspirational source that encourages us to work smarter, live more fulfilled lives, and define our own paths to success. It's a must-read for those looking to embrace the opportunities of the modern working landscape.

A great guide for anyone looking to change careers, with some sound advice from someone who has lived it. I struggle with audiobooks as they don't tend to maintain my attention, but I found this more like a podcast and therefore much easier to follow. Would recommend to anyone career-minded and at a crossroads.

I will not be giving feedback on this book as I couldn’t really get into it but I think others may enjoy it.

A pretty interesting book narrated by the author. It's an interesting and helpful look at working life and how to gain and maintain a work-life balance and gives a lot of tips that I'm sure will prove helpful.

This is a great book, in which the author speaks about having various strings to our bow in regards to our career, especially when we can use all of our passions and creative energies in our careers, instead of only using them as hobbies. Although we can have one main career, she says that we can also have other little side missions where we can use our creative skills to bring in supplementary income.

I found this book really interesting and useful, and I got a lot of tips from it in how I can enhance my own career, and use my skills to my advantage.

The author of the book also narrated the audiobook, and she did a great job.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who wishes to enhance their career and better themselves.

Many thanks to the author/narrator, publisher and NetGalley for a copy of this book.

I really liked that there was an entire chapter about money, where in other books, it's hardly mentioned. It was also really gratifying how Gannon pointed out that hobbies are different than monetizable jobs, and that it's totally ok to do something just for yourself.

I was honestly underwhelmed by this book. Potentially because I have a lot of prior knowledge of the topic, but I really wanted to learn something new, which I didn't. If it's a topic you're not versed on, I feel like it's an ok book, but it left a lot to be desired.

I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an impartial review.

Another Emma Gannon classic, after reading Sabotage I knew that I NEEDED to read this book and it didn't disappoint.

Interesting and inspiring. I like the think-out-of-the-box approach to working. It's truly practical, especially nowadays what with this pandemic and more so the trends brought about by technology that seem to change overnight. I think I find this better than reading since it diminishes some of my anxiety, just listening to someone talk about new ideas. It's like having a coach and her enthusiasm is infectious!

Many thanks to NetGalley, Andrews McMeel Audio, Andrews McMeel Publishing for this audio ARC. This review is made of my own accord and with no monetary compensation from the names mentioned above and/or the owners of this ARC.

I've done a bit of reading about multipotentialites of late — because I am one. Whereas other books focus on psychology or multipotetiality as a personality trait this book is more about the workplace. It's an interesting treatise about how technology allows us to work wherever, whenever, and however we want. But because it stresses how we all need to get with the multi-hyphen way of working, if we want to succeed in the modern world, it often comes across like an apologist for the gig economy and as though it's pandering to millennials with special snowflake syndrome. Interesting and thought-provoking nonetheless.

This is a really sensible and practical book about essentially not having one job for life. I loved hearing examples of people who have multiple strands of work and how they make this balance out for them.

It’s particularly interesting listening to Emma’s book in April 2021 as for many the workplace looks set to change in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Emma talks a lot about flexible working and fingers crossed there is now a better attitude towards working from home and flexible working since many have spent the past year with their home as their office. My own personal experience is we have a way to go with things such as job sharing but hopefully some companies will rethink this.

I dip in and out of Emma’s podcast and find she presents in a clear and friendly way so great to hear her reading the audiobook.

If your working life has changed over the past year and you are looking to branch out and try new things, this book is well worth a listen/read as it may light a spark and give you some ideas on what direction to head in next.

I must say, Emma Gannon’s writing has a way to get to me, being fiction with Olive, self-care with Sabotage (literally ME) and now this.
As a teacher, I could not always relate to certain things such as the flexible hours. Don’t get me wrong, I’d love to have some more flexible hours but that’s not yet 😬👩🏻‍🏫

Emma really depicted so many different aspects of the 21st Century work-life dynamic and I really feel hopeful for the future if people (Women) talk about it and raise issues/ give suggestions.

I really loved when she talks about not to categorise yourself! I am a teacher, but I also am a linguist, a writer, a singer, a knitter (even if it’s not a job as such). And I just loved how Emma makes us acknowledge all out skills while reading/listening.

A must to read or listen to if you feel stuck, but even if you don’t: it will help you grow, or see how to at least!

I LOVED this book! As I'm in the process of figuring out what I want to "do" with my life... I've been only hearing "find a career that you want to do for the rest of your life," and that hasn't been super helpful. I know the idea of a "multi-hyphen life" isn't a new concept, but this book does a great job of categorizing important ideas in a comprehensive and "plain language" way.

THE MULTI-HYPHEN LIFE - EMMA GANNON
I listened to this audiobook courtesy of Netgalley and wow wow wow what an incredible non fiction book. I enjoyed it so much because it felt relevant to my career and the current working world in a pandemic (which is amazing given that it was written pre-pandemic).

‘Technology allows us to work wherever, whenever, and enables us to design our own working lives. Forget the outdated stigma of "jack of all trades, master of none," because having many strings to your bow is essential to get ahead in the modern working world. We all have the skills necessary to work less and create more, and The Multi-Hyphen Life is an incredible modern career guide to navigate the current working world and help channel your entrepreneurial spirit.’

Key Takeaways for me:
Working 9-5 is a Victorian social construct that we still use today. Reclaim your time: If your work allows flexible working then try concentrate your time over your more productive hours.

Boundary setting in the workplace. Setting yourself soft boundaries (I.e I feel comfortable being emailed at X time if it’s about Y) and hard boundaries (saying no to work that you cannot simply fit in).

Gannon also discusses wider topics that impact work-lifestyle in today’s world; the way we view money, the culture of burnout, self-promotion, the concept of failure and the rise of flexible working.

Being successful at work should be about having a job that fits your lifestyle rather than ties you down and restricts you.

Incredibly insightful if you want to convert your craft or side hustle into a start up or another financial stream - you could definitely draw parallels to bookstagram. I loved how wise, nonjudgemental and supportive Emma Gannon came across. It felt like talking to a great friend providing career advice.

I really enjoyed the narrator of this book, although I must admit it is quite similar to other books from the same genre, I found it similar to the previous book I read by the author but also practical.

Couldn't listen the whole book because it got archived before I finished. I'm going to review it based on what I managed to listen to, so I apologize if a topic in my review is discussed alongside the book.

Overall it's a good, but not great book. It brought me many reflections, but not always positive ones. I had a hard time connecting with the subject because I'm a believer that it's hard to achieve greatness in multiple career options when you don't commit yourself fully to that, and, in my limited and personal experience, I found many, many multi-hyphen professionals who half-ass all their projects but are great at promoting themselves, making my life a living nightmare when I have to work alongside them. Not all multi-hypen professionals are like this, of course, but in my professional bubble that's the majority of them.

Another thing that made me feel disconnected is that, although I'm a millenial and many things said in the book align with me, I'm also from a 3rd world country, so many aspects mentioned in the book doesn't fit into the economid model I'm living. This is obviously not the author's fault, it's what I get from listening to a book from other culture, but I'm lying if I didn't wish the content wasn't a bit more broad, to include other realities.

Third and last point: this book made me tired. I kept picturing myself in the multi-hyphen life, and let me tell you, I don't think I could do it. Listening to the stories shared from many multi-hyphen workers, who often had to work 12+ hours a day to fit all their jobs and projects on their agenda, I realized that I crave a 9-5 job and value (a lot) my rest time. Kudos to the people who manage to juggle several projects at the same time and don't get to the end of the day completely exhausted, I really envy you.

I still gave it three stars because I got some nice reflections out of this. Besides being from a different culture and having a different vision from the author, the book still made me open my mind a bit and reflect that maybe I don't have to restrict myself to only one area in my job, I can open myself up to explore a new area and see if I'm confident enough to act on both of them eventually. Also, it made me realize that what I crave from the workplace is a bit of flexibility, but not from my hours. I really want to leave my work at my job, and be able to rest and work on my hobbies when I get home.

I found this book incredibly helpful in terms of helping me to understand how to manage all the expectations that are put on me by myself and others while still maintaining a sense of who I am and what I want. It is definitely aimed at the creative types so I struggled to apply some of the notes to y traditional career in education but i found some of the skills to be transferrable. I appreciated the middle ground between hustle culture and rejecting this idea altogether in favour of unrealistic boundaries. I enjoyed the audiobook, especially as it was narrated by the author.

The Multi-Hyphen Life explores the non-traditional career paths that younger generations face.

I found this a really helpful read! It was nice to explore the balance between forging your own path and creating meaningful work while protecting your energy and making a living in an economic situation that is increasingly difficult for Millennials and Gen Z.

Thank you to the publisher and to NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.