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# Why side projects are essential for creatives—and employers should embrace them
- URL: https://werd.io/why-side-projects-are-essential-for-creativesand-employers-should-embrace/
- Published: 2023-10-05T16:27:37.000Z
- Updated: 2023-10-05T16:27:37.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: NotableLinks, #Import 2025-06-13 09:20

I firmly agree with this stance (and my career wouldn't have been possible without it): let employees build and release side projects. It'll make them better at their jobs and a lot happier to boot. [#Labor](https://werd.io/tag/Labor)

\[[Link](https://jonas.do/writing/2023-10-05-side-projects/)\]