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Identity

Identity Crisis: Why Defining Yourself by Your Career Is a Problem

Arthur Brooks
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“The party’s going to finish,” says HBS Professor and co-author (with Oprah Winfrey) of "Build the Life You Want" Arthur C. Brooks. Here are some steps you can take to mentally and emotionally prepare for the inevitable.

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