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Freelancing: I'm On the Other Side Now

21 Mar 2024 4 minute read 1 comment WinterYeti

So whether I wanted to or not, I took a big leap last night. I was expecting that 2024 was going to be a notable life change for me.  Of course, what I have learned over the years is that when there’s a life change it never quite happens in a predict...

Hard work is the only way to acquire skills in life

17 Mar 2024 1 minute read 7 comments Debesh Choudhury

How do I and you acquire skills? The answer is simple. Hard work is the only way to acquire skills. How much hard practice (labor) might these humans and the dolphins have put in to perform flawlessly? Screenshot Source   Without hard work, one c...

Alternatives to Google Docs and Sheets (Part of Google Workspace/G-Suite)

15 Mar 2024 2 minute read 1 comment Great White Snark

As many long-term readers will know, I am uncomfortable using so-called "free" products from indiscriminate data-collecting Big Tech companies (such as Google, Meta and Microsoft), particularly on the Internet or on my own computers. As much as I'd l...

Job Computers are Everywhere Now

11 Mar 2024 3 minute read 0 comments WinterYeti

This weekend involved a bit of running around and dealing with last-minute errands before a big family trip, so I got up early on Saturday morning and pulled into the local fast food drive-through for a quick breakfast. Much to my surprise, when I le...

Top 5 reasons to quit our 9 to 5 job and explore

24 Feb 2024 2 minute read 2 comments Bala

For some people, a 9 to 5 job is a very big dependency. I'm currently someone who needs this 9 to 5 job to keep my life safe. But my thoughts are towards going out of the 9 to 5 job so that I can achieve many things. A regular full-time job gives lot...

Don’t Start Your Own Business: Help Someone Else Build Theirs

19 Feb 2024 2 minute read 0 comments VitalyTennant.com

Bloggers will often assume that the only option available to people is to start their own businesses. After all, isn’t that what all successful people do?  Collect Well, not exactly. While a lot of people start up companies, there are many more peo...

Bored Of Your Career? You’re Not Stuck Like You Think You Are

19 Feb 2024 2 minute read 0 comments VitalyTennant.com

Are you bored of your career? If the answer is yes, then why are you still doing what you have been doing all this time? The most common reason is fear. We can understand it, but that doesn’t make it correct. The average person spends so much of thei...

Changing Gears, A Career Method of Necessity

15 Feb 2024 5 minute read 0 comments WinterYeti

When you drive a vehicle with manual transmission, you have to be actively engaged. There's no cruising down the road and shutting off the attention meter. Every 10 MPH or so, you're looking at another gear change. How do you know? You feel it, hear...

Bullshit jobs, Nothing Co. and lying flat to stand up!

30 Jan 2024 2 minute read 0 comments mildandred

The attention-grabbing title was: “A man gets a job where he must do strictly nothing all-day to get paid”. The comedy short film was “Nothing Co.” It reminded me of David Graeber’s talk about Bullshit jobs. In the talk, Graeber said that he kept not...

Happy New Calendar Year 2024

1 Jan 2024 1 minute read 8 comments Debesh Choudhury

My very best greetings for the New Calendar Year 2024. Let your good work pay you what you deserve. Always enjoy the present time. Help yourself first before helping others. Love yourself first before selflessly loving others. Be brave to...