bad screen; good screen; wasted life⌗

Today at work, like most of the days, there was a panic.

Another person is fearing for their job, another is fearing for their business.

Yadi yada. I’m sick of this music.

What everyone forgets is that it’s all numbers on a screen. It’s all a game.

No-one here is literally starving for food. We’re just rich brats who are killing themselves to get a new shiny toy. So once in a while, take some rest!

That’s one aspect that I like about working in shady industries: my clients can fuck off. The planet will feel better anyway.

Don’t take stupid risks⌗

If you were in the business without having a good plan in the first place, you were doomed to fail. Our business is inherently risky; and we have an individual responsibility to back ourselves up with anti-risky revenue streams. That’s why I have a stable day job in contrast with my ultra risky side-hustle.

If you didn’t think about it beforehand, then you were doomed to fail anyway.

## On reliability⌗

For me, it’s extra hard to be reliable. I have to use commitment devices such as Beeminder. Sometimes, I think that I would prefer a poor but reliable service than the contrary. BUT! Being unreliable has some addictive aspect. Like when you’re in love with a girl where there’s a 50/50 chance that she’ll turn you down. At first it’s disheartening, but as you get deeper into the relationship, the thrill can get exciting.

(not that I have any experience, tbh)

Appendix⌗

Short notice to get a panicked customer back on tracks

1. Take some rest

2. Find out what are the design problems

3. Fix them in the right way. From top to bottom. Talk a lot, in a synchronous way.

Also, take some Armodafinil. Life feels better with this stuff.