I used to hate the saying “do you wanna be right or do you want to be in relationship” when I was younger but, with time I realized it’s true. If your only focus is to be right when conflict arises and not repair, you will end up a very lonely and miserable person.
If you are using free work to build experience, set boundaries. Define the problem, timeline, deliverable, and testimonial upfront. Free work without structure becomes chaos.
Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic messing around on the side of U.S. Route 12 in Washington, March 1989. Krist’s then-wife Shelli caught this classic snapshot during the early pre-Bleach days. Standing at 6'7, Krist made the perfect ladder for Kurt to change the mileage to Aberdeen.
26 years ago today, Moby released 'Play' — the groundbreaking electronic album that brought old blues and gospel samples to the mainstream. "Porcelain", "Natural Blues", "Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?"... Over 12 million copies sold and still sounds fresh.
They should formally decriminalize having a beer in the park. On a nice evening half the adults have a drink with them, plenty of them parents, everyone's fine. Stupid puritan rule in the first place.