Some people run marathons. Some paint. Some DJ at weddings. And some, like Hasita, spend enough time underwater to log 100+ dives within two years.

In this episode, Subha and Hasita talk about the growing movement of people reclaiming their time outside of work—not just for vacations, but for pursuits that shape who they are. From balancing client expectations to redefining career success, they unpack what it means to be multi-dimensional in a world that still largely rewards singular focus.

Would your workplace support you taking a Friday off to go diving? Or would it raise eyebrows? And if you don’t have a “passion project” yet—where do you even begin?

Chapters:

00:00 The Many Lives We Lead

02:07 One Hundred Dives & Counting: How It Started

6:18 Juggling a Passion & a Full-Time Career

12:37 The Corporate World’s Shifting View on Side Pursuits

27:09 What If You Don’t Have a Passion Yet?

35:03 Read | Watch | Listen

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Small Talk: Work, Play, Build is the latest season of Small Talk. As a business podcast in its fifth year of production now, we look forward to having many conversations with you on what it means to live a life that feels true to each of us, both at work and outside of it.

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Small Talk: Work, Play, Build

Subha Chandrasekaran

Hasita Krishna

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