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Essays on thinking clearly, working for yourself, and doing real work while AI rewrites the rules. Two decades of them.
Master the Essentials of Git in Under 2 Hours
A free 2-hour YouTube course covering the 20% of Git commands, branch, merge, stash, cherry-pick and more, that cover 80% of daily use.
2021.11.20Read →
How Often You Should Visit Your Clients
A freelancer's framework for deciding which clients are worth an in-person visit, how far is too far to travel, and how often to show up.
2021.08.28Read →
How to Ship Side Projects 🚀
Seven blunt lessons from 20 years of shipping side projects: expect to fail, ship before it's ready, skip the emotional attachment, have an exit plan.
2021.06.09Read →
How to increase your productivity with outsourcing and SOPs
How to outsource tasks without losing your mind: write a standard operating procedure for every task so contractors can run it without you.
2021.06.02Read →
How to Start Freelancing If You Have Existing Responsibilities
A four-step stair-step plan for building a freelance career on nights and weekends while still working full-time and raising a family.
2021.05.26Read →
5 Freelance Estimating Tips That Will Land You More Clients
Five practical rules for estimating freelance projects: never quote on the spot, scope with a discovery call, and always give a range, not a number.
2021.05.19Read →
Freelancing vs Consulting
In this post you'll learn what the differences between freelancing vs consulting are in regards to you being a software developer and mobile app developer.
2021.05.10Read →
Get Known or Get None
No online presence means no freelance clients. Build a track record with a blog, GitHub, and social so prospects trust you before they call.
2021.05.03Read →
Why you need to step out of your comfort zone
Learning Solidity and building on Ethereum taught me more than comfort-zone tech ever could. Real growth happens when you're in over your head.
2021.04.26Read →
Why you should never quit too early …
I shut down my CrossFit gym billing SaaS when competitors showed up, only to watch customers later abandon them and come back to simplicity.
2021.04.19Read →
lvh.me Not Working (with Verzion Fios/My ISP/etc)
lvh.me suddenly stopped resolving on Verizon FiOS. Switching to Google's DNS (8.8.8.8) on my router or Mac fixed it. Here's how I diagnosed it.
2021.04.02Read →
What Gets Measured, Gets Managed
Why tracking sleep, spending, workouts, and even words-per-hour while writing turns vague goals into things you can actually manage.
2020.12.10Read →