The Surrender Paradox

Split illustration: a man straining to carry an enormous sack on one side, and the same man kneeling with arms open, the sack set down beside him, on the other.

Some years ago, I had a particularly large client, which accounted for more than half of my annual income. The trouble was: they knew they were a big client. When they needed something done in an unreasonable amount of time, they knew I’d still accept the assignment. I’d pull an all-nighter (or two), or work […]