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What follows is a series of experiments that lead her somewhere unexpected: ditching the corporate ladder and building a portfolio career.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBoth a mirror and a map, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePolyworke\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003er captures a generation’s disillusionment with traditional careers and their attraction to a provocative alternative : a multidimensional, self-authored way of working built on curiosity, adaptability, and creativity. 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