"More work than I can do" ---> raise your rates; econ 101.
I recommend the patio11 piece about charging more, should be easy to find at the search box at the bottom of the page.
But as mentioned, at times of slowdown expect a lower upside.
Right now I'm focused on something other than making tons of money tbh. There's a job I covet, so I've been just focusing on maxxing relevant skills so I can join this elite club of extremely cool people working on this very cool thing.
But after that I'm gonna go back to money, for sure.
Btw I love your blog. That same essay "How to be a hacker" is the one I consulted as a teenager, which led me to switch from QBASIC (my first lang, on the recommendation of an IRC channel that was probably trolling me) to Python.
What do you mean by moved up?
I have more work than I can even do - but I may have a different idea of what a coveted job is.
>That might be the issue, that kind of work is worth more.
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