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24 alternatives to Don't Get a Job…

How to forge your own path in the creative field.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Don't Get a Job… launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   My Designer Is Driving Me Crazy!▲77

   Learn to get the design you want by joining the creative pro

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Show Your Work!▲84

   10 ways to share your creativity and get discovered

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Steal Like an Artist▲86

   10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Design Review - Ep. 47 - How to Plan Your Design Career▲59

   If you don't plan, you plan to fail.

   2017 · designreviewpodcast.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Stop Thinking Like A Freelancer▲135

   Stop thinking like a freelancer

   2014 · freelancelift.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Jump Ship▲66

   Ditch your dead-end job & turn your passion into profession

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Artist's Way▲75

   A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   How to Find Fulfilling Work▲61

   An inspirational guide to examining your career

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   UXD Book▲69

   A career guide for UX Designers

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Ignore Everybody: and 39 Other Keys to Creativity▲76

    You have to find your own shtick. Nobody cares. Only you do.

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    My Creative Side Business▲70

    The guide to turning your side projects into a business

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Design is a Job▲64

    Mike Monteiro on how to do a better job as a designer.

    2015 · abookapart.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The 10 Laws of Career Reinvention▲59

    Essential survival skills for any economy

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Wired to Create: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind ▲65

    A glimpse inside the minds of highly creative people

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Jobs-to-be-Done: Theory to Practice▲100

    Turn innovation into a science.

    2017 · anthonyulwick.com · its alternatives →

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    Start! Stop Procrastinating And Pursue Your Passion▲66

    A practical guide on turning your idea into a reality.

    2016 · tinybooks.org · its alternatives →

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    Creative Block▲55

    Get Unstuck, Discover New Ideas.

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Sketch Style Guides▲172

    Never start another design project from scratch

    2016 · uxpower.tools · its alternatives →

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    Show Your Work ▲58

    Ten Ways To Show Your Creativity and Get Discovered!

    2015 · austinkleon.com · its alternatives →

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    Do The Work▲63

    Overcome Resistance And Get Out Of Your Own Way

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Freelance Web Designer's Guide (By Webflow)▲101

    The missing guide to becoming a freelancer

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    How to Start a Creative Business▲62

    How to turn hobbies into sustainable lifestyle businesses.

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Designer Paths▲190

    Discover the optimal path for your design career

    2022 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Design, Form, and Chaos▲80

    A great source of design inspiration

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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