In this episode, we go through the Free Agents mailbag with observations about the legend of the man who outsourced his own job, taking a hobby to the next level, and the menace of imposter syndrome. Then we welcome our guest, Shawn Blanc, creator…
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Free agents 41 – A Walk on the Beach
On the latest episode of Free Agents, I talk about a big birthday and Jason is learning the value of embracing a lull. My wife went back to work and I talk about the changes that creates in working at home and Team Sparky…
Continue reading →Free Agents 40 – Like Being in a Boat, with Kourosh Dini
In the latest episode of Free Agents, Psychiatrist, writer, musician, and free agent Kourosh Dini joins us to discuss his long journey to being an independent worker, mixing his various jobs, dealing with the stress of being on your own, and much more.
Continue reading →Free Agents 39 – Quality Time with a Sledgehammer
On the latest episode of the Free Agent, I talk about avoiding working too hard on vacation, while Jason tries to do the same in his own house; I’m experimenting with hyper-scheduling and the Twelve-Week Year; Jason performs some drastic office remodeling.
Continue reading →Free Agents 38 – Knit Your Parachute on the Way Down, with Thom Zahler
Speaking of Jason Snell, this week on the Free Agents we talk to artist and writer Thom Zahler, an independent creator for 15 years in indie comics (Love and Capes, Warning Label), licensed comics (My Little Pony), and animated television (Spider Man: Web Warriors,…
Continue reading →Free Agents 37 – The Twelve Week Year
In the latest episode of the Free Agents, we wrap up the year with a discussion of navigating holidays and vacations, my thoughts about getting projects to completion in the new year, Jason’s update to his Not-To-Do List, setting the bar high for taking on…
Continue reading →Free Agents 36 with John Voorhees
The latest episode of the Free Agents is up. John Voorhees of MacStories is a brand-new free agent, a lawyer who left his job in Chicago to set out on his own as a writer and app developer. He tells us how he decided…
Continue reading →Free Agents 35: I Guess I’m Felix Unger
The latest episode of Free Agents is up. In it, Jason and I discuss the importance of prep time, resetting your balance, gauging the value of your work, time tracking, managing ongoing commitments, keeping clients happy when you get sick, and the value of…
Continue reading →Free Agents 34 – I Think I Just Got Fired with Marco Arment
The latest episode of Free Agents is live. App developer, podcaster, analyst, and secret entrepreneur Marco Arment joins us to discuss his journey from college to Tumblr, building Instapaper, getting quit-fired, setting out on his own, and working in bursts of productivity.
Continue reading →Free Agents 33 – When You Say Yes to Everything
The latest episode of Free Agents is up. We’ve fiddled with the show format a bit. Specifically, now that we’ve covered most of the topic shows we wanted to cover, we’re spending more time talking about the challenges we’re seeing on the ground. I’m…
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