HeyJaredThe Professional Hobbyist
Meaningful conversations about how leisurely pursuits bring fulfilment and success for corporate professionals of the diaspora
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- Sep 13, 2026
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Kareem: The African Drum Playing Quant (opens the original)
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You can do everything right in life. You can get a high paying job, buy a house and thrive academically in STEM but you may still crave the need to discover yourself and feel truly challenged. But with the stakes so high to maintain all of his achievements, he had to look to drumming to satisfy this need for more. This hobby has forced him to be bad at something - a feeling he has not been exposed to since he was a kid. Sitting with that frustration but having a safe space to improve has allowed
Koko: The Books Binging Consultant (opens the original)
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As a consultant, Koko found herself with up to 6 hours to herself on travels weeks to client site. Instead of relying for screens for her entertainment, she chose to start binging books instead. Despite the rise and grind propaganda pushing self help, productivity and money making books as the best way to read, Koko chooses to fill her time with fiction books. She loves all things romance, thriller and mystery because she prioritises enjoying the books and relaxing through them more than ROI. Li
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