How to find a side hustle that could keep your skills 'sharp' and make you better at your job

Side hustles continue to be all the rage. While about one third of Americans had one in 2020, 40% of Americans are dabbling in a side hustle in 2022, according to a May 2022 Zapier survey of 2,032 U.S. adults.People’s reasons for picking one up vary: Some do it to make some extra cash, others do it for the pure enjoyment of whatever their gig is. And for anyone looking to sharpen the skills they use in their 9-to-5, starting a hustle could help with that, too.Jen Glantz, founder of Bridesmaid for Hire and now the Odd Jobs Newsletter, began dabbling in freelance writing like blogging while doing jobs like consulting and PR. Ultimately, she got a full-time job as a copywriter for a tech startup.”I kept getting big raises and big promotions,” she says about that position, “and I think a lot of it has to do with that I was really active on improving my skills outside of work.”Here’s how to find a side gig that could make you better at your job.Consider the skills you want to improveFirst, take inventory of your day-to-day tasks and consider the skills you’d want to improve on.If you work in retail or hospitality and…
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