So… you wanna freelance, huh?

So… you wanna freelance, huh?

Freelancing sounds freeing… until you’re hunched over your laptop at 1:47 a.m., whispering “just one more thing” while your client asks for version nine. In this piece, I unpack the chaotic, hilarious, caffeine-fueled truth about going out on your own as a creative. From undercharging to overdelivering to realizing you’re basically an entire agency wrapped in one exhausted human.

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The Hive Mind Isn’t a Bad Thing

The Hive Mind Isn’t a Bad Thing

They say don’t get too close with your coworkers. “It’s not your family.” “Family comes first.” All true. But let’s be real: you spend more waking hours with your coworkers than you do with your spouse. That’s the stat, folks. Nobody likes hearing it because it makes you realize you spend your life inside a cube farm. But here we are. So if most of your life is going to be spent with coworkers, shouldn’t you at least like them? Better yet, shouldn’t you all start thinking a little like each other? That’s the whole point of a clique, or what people now politely call “culture.”

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The Art of Competition

The Art of Competition

We think of competition as sports, trophies, and scoreboards, but it’s far more ingrained in our daily lives than we realize. From reward systems to biohacking trackers, gamification feeds our instinct to win. Is it healthy motivation, or just another hamster wheel?

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