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,

譯者: Bruce Sung 審譯者: Bighead Ge

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.

我想不出有任何人 生活中只有一樣興趣，

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

而且終其一生就只要做那件事。

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

【我們的工作方式】

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

大約 15％ 的美國職工 沒有傳統的全職工作。

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

他們做半職、兼職、 合同工或臨時工。

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

Side hustle（複業） 似乎正合這個精神

to refer to some kind of scam.

意味著一個人同時做 幾種不同的事來謀生。

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

Side hustle 一詞，可以追根到 流行的非洲裔美國人報紙上。

to refer to legitimate work, too.

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

在 1920 年代，這些報紙 以 hustle 這個字

A second job is about necessity.

While a side hustle can certainly bring in extra income,

來指某種騙局。

it's a little more aspirational.

到了 1950 年代， 他們也用 side hustle

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

來指合法的工作。

複業與第二份工作有點不同。

I've interviewed more than 100 women of color

on Side Hustle Pro

第二份工作是不得不做的。

who started successful side hustles.

而複業雖然也帶來額外收入，

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

它更是因興趣抱負而做。

複業體現了某種 鬥志旺盛的創業精神。

Arsha Jones started her famous Capital City Co Mambo Sauce

with one product and a PayPal link.

在我的 Side Hustle Pro 播客上，

All these women are running side hustles.

我訪問了超過 100 位 複業創業成功的

What exactly does this tell us?

有色人種女性。

First, that people are seeing opportunity within their communities.

Nailah Ellis-Brown 的 「艾利斯島茶」品牌，

是由她的汽車後廂做起的。

Arsha Jones 開創她著名的 「首都曼波醬」的時候，

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

僅有一樣產品及一個 PayPal 收款連結。

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

這些女性做的都是複業。

這究竟告訴了我們什麼？

that's built for a specific audience.

首先，大家在自己的 社區內看到了機會。

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

這裡的目標不一定是要 成為下一個可口可樂或谷歌。

Being your own boss takes discipline.

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

有規模固然好，但針對 特定顧客群的成功行業

they make decisions, hold themselves accountable

也有它小而美之處。

and push through in the face of challenges.

其次，人們越來越想做自己的老闆。

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

做自己的老闆需要有紀律。

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

白手起家的百萬富翁 往往有一個共同特徵：

Third, people are multipassionate.

他們能下決定，對自己負責，

I want to stress that not every side hustle is started

而且面對挑戰時能堅持挺過去。

做複業，可以測驗 自己能否做自己的老闆，

because someone hates their job.

Many are started simply because people are interested

也可以在全力投入之前 先看看自己能力夠不夠。

in lots of different things.

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

第三，人有多方面的熱情。

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

我要強調，開始做複業的人，

並非都討厭現有的工作。

She says she actually loved her job.

許多人做複業僅僅是因為他們

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

對許多不同的東西感興趣。

that led her to start experimenting

Lisa Price 出來做複業， 開髮型美容公司的時候，

with making fragrances and hair oils in her kitchen.

We're always being taught

正職是電視製作工作。

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

她說她真的很喜歡她的工作。

But when you're multipassionate,

而正是因為她每天回家時感覺很好，

you want to dip and dabble in those different things.

她便有興緻在廚房裡實驗

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

製作香精和髮油。

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

從小人家就教我們

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

我們應該知道自己長大後想做什麼。

但你如果有多元的興趣，

你會想要每種都沾一下。

people want to make a bet on themselves.

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

這並不意味著你不忠於你的工作，

而是說你有其他讓你快樂的途徑。

when you have some kind of income coming in.

Even if a side hustle doesn't take off,

我最後要說的是： 這場複業革命顯示

it's still an investment in yourself.

Forty-one percent of millennials who have a side hustle

人們有信心對自己下賭注。

say they've shared this information with their employers.

複業吸引人之處，在於 仍有固定收入的時候，

They're not worried about their managers reacting negatively.

比較容易放手一搏。

即使複業沒成功，

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

它仍然是對自己的投資。

做複業的千禧世代中，41% 說

Everyone is looking to feel fulfilled.

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

他們有讓現在的雇主知道。

他們並不擔心老闆會有負面反應。

No one wants that.

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

他們見到做複業帶來的學習、成長。

through what we do.

Side hustles are about embracing that hope

每個人都希望有成就感。

that we can be the ones making the decisions

38% 的嬰兒潮一代對他們的 職業生涯感到有些遺憾。

in how we spend our work lives.

沒有人想要那樣。

事實上，通過我們的工作。

有許多不同方式可以找到幸福。

複業讓我們可以擁抱希望，

讓我們可以自己決定

要如何過我們的工作生活。