This is the secret to Mindy Kalings incredible work ethic

This is the secret to Mindy Kalings incredible work ethicThis is the secret to Mindy Kalings incredible work ethicMindy Kaling, daughter of Indian immigrants and showbiz multitasker extraordinaire, has taken on Hollywood and won as a writer (The Office), actor, and producer (The Mindy Project). She wrote, produced, and stars in the upcoming film Late Night.Shes successful enough so that she could pick and choose her projects, and relax in between. But Kaling likes to keep it green the secret to her success is that she treats her projects like a side hustle.Follow Ladders on FlipboardFollow Ladders magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and moreIn an interview with Glamour, Kaling also told the magazine that she likes to work on three movie or TV projects at once while also writing something in her spare time, like a book of essays. That hasnt changed so much, the amount of what I want to do.Kaling has a new baby that shes raising on her own, however, so she says, I think eventually it will.In the meantime, however, her child sleeps a lot, and she finds the work to be energy-giving, not energy-depleting.No more mysterious catsIt frustrates her that hard work is sometimes equated as lack of talent in certain parts of Hollywood as if accomplishing things should be effortless, especially among women.I think the process, the work, used to be seen as something you hide, because everyone puts a premium on being so effortless, Kaling said. Women dont have to be these alluring, mysterious cats who get things done and you dont know how hard they work, how hard they work out, what theyre eating. We now celebrate the fact that women can say, Yeah, I sacrificed this It isnt effortless.Kaling observed hard work firsthand from watching her parents, who she said never took vacations. My mother welches an ob-gyn and would leave in the middle in the night and miss huge chunks of things because she was delivering a baby. Her fat her was an architect and super-commuter who drove from Boston to New Haven every day.As immigrants, she said, they really had to hit it hard.Kaling had a similar feeling when she went to Hollywood. She felt that as a woman as a writer and particularly as an actress, there was a limited amount of time to get her foot in the door before it slammed shut. You have to make your imprint and get your coin, frankly.You might also enjoyNew neuroscience reveals 4 rituals that will make you happyStrangers know your social class in the first seven words you say, study finds10 lessons from Benjamin Franklins daily schedule that will double your productivityThe worst mistakes you can make in an interview, according to 12 CEOs10 habits of mentally strong people