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Toni Morrison essay: The Work You Do, The Person You Are
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An essay by Toni Morrison originally published in The New Yorker, outlining four principles about work, identity, and what truly matters in life.
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"My life motto that I come back to all the time in work is Toni Morrison's four takes on work from her essay, 'The Work You Do, The Person You Are.' Whatever the work is, do it well — not for the boss but for yourself. You make the job, it doesn't ..."
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