Thank you for a beautiful talk! I kinda wish I had your perspective at your age. I was more like that old lady who cared about you. However as I have gotten older I have realized that some things in life are truly worth doing while young. You never know how old you end up to be and the experiences just would not be the same if you are 20 compared to 40 years old. I do often think about how I can arrange things to avoid choice and get to do both things. Maybe the answer is not to just go the safe route or go the odd job/risky route. Maybe the answer is that we are able to do both and reap their respective benefits. Just a thought. Take care Theodore!
I had to stop mowing the lawn and listening to comment that the part about “doing the thing and then be done” is huge. It exemplifies all my frustration with full time software employment so concisely. It’s why I’ve been way more productive as a freelancer ever since.
Yeah, maybe if the game studio thing doesn't work out, I can just focus on fixed price contracts with a definite goal in mind. Hourly billing is insanity.
