What I Learned by Going It Alone

Re:What I Learned by Going It Alone by durkie on Saturday August 17, 2013 @12:41PM (#6229533)

Yes, thanks so much for this post. The advice is good, but I feel like the best part is just seeing that other people are going through the same things you're going through. 2 months out of my full time job and definitely going it alone off in to the wild unknown here...

If I may add something: don't let going it alone fuck up your relationships. You're wearing all the hats all the time. Something will always be on your mind with your project, and if it's bad or worrying it can really sour things. Bring it up and say "this shitty thing happened today..." or "I'm worried about this..." or whatever, but then be done with it. Air it out and move on.

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Re:What I Learned by Going It Alone by iancackett on Saturday August 17, 2013 @06:27PM (#6230585)

I suspect it's the reason that I'm single at the moment - lol. Seriously, I live and breathe work, and need to get the balance a bit more, err... balanced :-)

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Re:What I Learned by Going It Alone by mblaney on Saturday August 17, 2013 @09:08PM (#6231113)

exactly. my girlfriend asked me to agree to finishing at 6 on weekdays, and 2 in the afternoon on weekends. I couldn't believe that would be an improvement... was I really working 7 days a week on my own project? She assured me it was!

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