Steady vs Rushed
I used to like rushes. When I was in college it was pretty common to have intense periods of study before the season of exams. I remember having lots of books open on the desk, reading fast and taking lots of notes. And I remember that feeling of “one more week and I am done, I am free”. It usually meant a few weeks off, with no books open on the desk and the possibility to say “yes” when friends invited me out to have some fun.
can't be copied because there isn't enough free space
I was about to copy a ~35GB file onto my Mac. I got the “can’t be copied because there isn’t enough free space” message. I checked Finder and the available space was ~75GB. First reaction: WTF? Tried a few more times with no success, much like when you keep on switching on/off a broken switch. Then I checked “System information” and I saw the real available space was ~28GB. Same reaction: WTF?
On Firing a Client
TLDR; Learn how to spot when things are going wrong with a client and leave as soon as you can. Use wisely the time you gain with that move. UPDATE: This was an article describing details about the relationship between me and a former client of mine. When my wife read it (after being published) she made me aware that it could have sounded offensive. I removed all the details and distilled it as follows.
On Your value
Where I reflect on my value as an entrepreneur. You know that a freelancer is an entrepreneur, right? A few weeks ago Matt Gemmell touched my heart. He is not a cardiologist, so I mean it figuratively. He was the keynote speaker at mdevcon. Before his presentation I was already very happy because the conference has been great: my presentation was a success, the room was packed and many people approached me offline.