This is the side hustle revolution | The Way We Work, a TED series

I can't think of anyone who just has one interest in life,

翻译人员: jacks peng 校对人员: Hong Li

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.

我想像不到，有谁只有一种爱好，

They're half-time, part-time, contract workers or temps.

并且余生都不会变。

The term "side hustle" just seems to fit with this ethos

[我们的工作方式]

where people are putting together a few different things to make a living.

大约15%的美国劳动者， 没有传统的全职工作。

The word "side hustle" has its roots in popular African American newspapers.

他们做兼职，或者是合同工 或临时工。

In the 1920s, these papers used the word "hustle"

“副业”这个词，正好来描述这种

to refer to some kind of scam.

靠不同的方式来谋生的这种现象。

By the 1950s, they were using "side hustle"

副业这个词起源于流行的 非裔美国人报纸。

to refer to legitimate work, too.

A side hustle is a little different than a second job.

1920年代，这些报纸用“hustle”这个词

A second job is about necessity.

While a side hustle can certainly bring in extra income,

来指某些骗局。

it's a little more aspirational.

而到了1950年代， 他们也开始用“side hustle”

Side hustle captures a certain kind of scrappy, entrepreneurial spirit.

来指代合法的工作。

“副业”跟“第二职业”有所不同。

I've interviewed more than 100 women of color

on Side Hustle Pro

“第二职业”往往是必需的。

who started successful side hustles.

“副业”当然也可以带来额外收入，

Nailah Ellis-Brown started Ellis Island Tea out of her trunk.

但它更令人向往。

Arsha Jones started her famous Capital City Co Mambo Sauce

副业更有一种蓬勃向上的创业精神。

with one product and a PayPal link.

我在副业频道采访过100位

All these women are running side hustles.

有色女性

What exactly does this tell us?

她们的副业都搞得有声有色。

First, that people are seeing opportunity within their communities.

奈拉·埃利斯·布朗从后备箱 开始了她的“埃利斯岛茶”生意。

阿莎·琼斯的“首都科曼波酱”，

The goal here isn't necessarily to be the next Coca-Cola or Google.

最开始只有一款产品 和一个PayPal链接。

Scale is great, but there's also beauty in a successful business

这些女性都在从事副业。

这到底告诉了我们什么？

that's built for a specific audience.

首先，人们从自己身边发现了机会。

Second, people are increasingly interested in being their own boss.

他们并没有想成为下一个 可口可乐或者谷歌。

Being your own boss takes discipline.

Self-made millionaires tend to have one big trait in common:

大公司很棒， 但只服务特定人群的小生意

they make decisions, hold themselves accountable

同样也很不错。

and push through in the face of challenges.

第二，人们对自己当老板 越来越有兴趣。

A side hustle is a great way to try out being your own boss

做自己的老板需要自律。

and see if you have those skills before fully stepping out on your own.

白手起家的百万富翁们 往往有一个很大的共同点：

Third, people are multipassionate.

他们做决定，对自己负责，

I want to stress that not every side hustle is started

面对挑战时勇敢前行。

副业是一种很好的检验方法， 在你真正自己创业之前，

because someone hates their job.

Many are started simply because people are interested

看看自己是不是当老板的料。

in lots of different things.

Lisa Price, who started a hair and beauty company, Carol's Daughter,

第三，人们对很多事情充满激情。

was working in television production when she started side-hustling.

我想强调的是，人们开始副业

并非都因为讨厌现在的工作。

She says she actually loved her job.

很多人开始副业只是因为

It was the fact that she came home every day feeling good

对不同的东西感兴趣。

that led her to start experimenting

丽莎·普莱斯，她创办了一家 美容美发公司，叫“卡罗尔的女儿”，

with making fragrances and hair oils in her kitchen.

We're always being taught

她开始这份副业，是她还在 电视制作公司工作的时候。

that we're supposed to know what we want to do when we grow up.

她说，她其实很爱她的工作。

But when you're multipassionate,

就是因为每天回家，心情很不错

you want to dip and dabble in those different things.

才会想着开始尝试

It doesn't mean that you're not committed to your job,

在自家厨房制作香水和发油。

it just means that you have other outlets that bring you joy.

我们总是被教导

And that brings me to the final thing the side hustle revolution shows us:

长大后应该知道自己想做什么。

但当你对很多事情都有激情的时候，

就会想每件都尝试一下。

people want to make a bet on themselves.

Side hustles are appealing because it's easier to take that chance

这并不是说你对工作不尽心，

只不过生活中还有其他方式 能给自己带来快乐。

when you have some kind of income coming in.

Even if a side hustle doesn't take off,

这就是副业革命告诉我们的 最后一件事：

it's still an investment in yourself.

Forty-one percent of millennials who have a side hustle

人们想把赌注押在自己身上。

say they've shared this information with their employers.

副业很有吸引力， 因为通过它你能赚到钱，

They're not worried about their managers reacting negatively.

就更容易让你抓住机会。

即便副业不能起飞，

They recognize all the learning and growth that comes with running a side hustle.

它仍然是对自己的投资。

Everyone is looking to feel fulfilled.

41%有副业的千禧一代说，

Thirty-eight percent of baby boomers feel some kind of regret about their career.

他们的雇主知道自己有副业。

他们不担心上司觉得这不好。

No one wants that.

The truth is that there are many different ways to find happiness

他们认识到副业 能带来学习和成长。

through what we do.

Side hustles are about embracing that hope

每个人都希望得到满足。

that we can be the ones making the decisions

在婴儿潮一代中，有38%的人 对自己的职业生涯感到某种遗憾。

in how we spend our work lives.

没人想要这样。

实际上，我们有很多不同的方法

从工作中找到乐趣。

副业给了我们这样一种希望：

我们的工作，

我们说了算。