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And we all said in unison: cope.

I realize that. Writing that sentence gave me a cold chill. But I kept it in because I thought it was important to list some solutions, even if they were things Twitter would never…

Yes! This.

True! Brevity is only one part of the equation. But it's clear that being unable to explain yourself completely is one ingredient of a hot misunderstanding pie.

I posted it there, too. https://medium.com/from-powazek-com/ff85e8c2b2f7

This is absolutely true in my experience. I never connected it to SES, though. I just thought the fidgeter/groomer was probably just a jerk.

I've struggled with this, too, both in my web work and work for clients. What I've come to is, yes, you can use both, but only if the categories are tightly controlled. For example…

Heh. I almost qualified that to say "unless it's their company." But since the article is for those interviewing, it's a given that it's not their company, so that happiness won't …

If you don't use a contract, you have no protection when a client refuses to pay. Also, legally, the client does not own your work until you assign it to them. A contract covers bo…

The 10th time out of 10 is the guy who doesn't seem like an asshole, but probably is.