Comments on: My three circles of work http://www.alimadzi.com/2007/08/01/my-three-circles-of-work/ Web development, new media, open source, and more Wed, 05 Oct 2011 05:28:00 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Patrick http://www.alimadzi.com/2007/08/01/my-three-circles-of-work/comment-page-1/#comment-3366 Patrick Fri, 10 Aug 2007 15:00:11 +0000 http://www.alimadzi.com/2007/08/01/my-three-circles-of-work/#comment-3366 Yeah, it's a battle for sure. It's good to know I'm not alone in feeling that way. I agree with you about the Holy Grail, but I'm nowhere close to that right now. Part of the issue I think is short-term versus long-term gain. Contract work is usually the ultimate short-term gain (just money). A day job satisfies short-term needs and provides a relatively secure long-term future. But a personal project (especially on the Web) has the greatest potential for extraordinary long-term gain. It's just hard to justify all the work involved in the short-term. Yeah, it’s a battle for sure. It’s good to know I’m not alone in feeling that way. I agree with you about the Holy Grail, but I’m nowhere close to that right now.

Part of the issue I think is short-term versus long-term gain. Contract work is usually the ultimate short-term gain (just money). A day job satisfies short-term needs and provides a relatively secure long-term future. But a personal project (especially on the Web) has the greatest potential for extraordinary long-term gain. It’s just hard to justify all the work involved in the short-term.

]]> By: Dustin http://www.alimadzi.com/2007/08/01/my-three-circles-of-work/comment-page-1/#comment-3365 Dustin Fri, 10 Aug 2007 14:19:49 +0000 http://www.alimadzi.com/2007/08/01/my-three-circles-of-work/#comment-3365 I am at constant battle with those 3 circles as well. My day job circle has just inflated with a promotion, but I might have an opportunity to narrow down to just two circles: the contract & the personal project circle. I believe the Holy Grail is to only have the personal project circle. The question is how do you get there? I am at constant battle with those 3 circles as well. My day job circle has just inflated with a promotion, but I might have an opportunity to narrow down to just two circles: the contract & the personal project circle.

I believe the Holy Grail is to only have the personal project circle. The question is how do you get there?

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