Beyond the Rhetoric

This is a very hectic week for me, so I don’t need to take any lessons about keeping busy. Even so, there are some great posts in this week’s roundup that can help you make the most of the hours that you do have. Let’s get started. Kicking things off is Bob Buskirk, who has [...]

I was watching the Daily Show with Jon Stewart last night and his guest that evening was author David Sedaris. He was there to promote his new book, Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary. It’s a strange little collection of short stories where animals are placed in very human situations. For instance, the squirrel-chipmunk pair [...]

It doesn’t really matter how much you love your job and how engaged you manage to get in any given project. Eventually, there is a very good chance that you are going to hit a brick wall. It’ll feel like you’re running on a treadmill to nowhere. It’ll feel like you stopped moving forward. During [...]

In college, I was known as a champion procrastinator. My papers would finish printing as I walked out the door to class. I even managed to write a couple of papers after they were actually due and still get credit for them. But that approach to work does not fly in the freelancing world. Anything [...]

Many people assume that freelancers lead a very casual and relaxed lifestyle, working in their bunny slippers and flannel pajamas. It is positively true that freelancers are afforded a certain level of freedom when it comes to their time, but this does not make them any lazier or more carefree than their conventionally employed counterparts. [...]