The Downsides of Working for Yourself (Ep. 8)

The Inforium

Thomas Frank and Martin Boehme

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4.8 • 998 Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2020

⏱️ 67 minutes

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We talk about the inconveniences that come with working autonomously.

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0:55.3	I'm just chilling with some fancy mic equipment now. I mean, the audio isn't going to be a
1:07.9	different, but my desk feels a lot fancier. I got like four things clamped to it.
1:12.5	Yeah, the more things you clamp to your desk, the more of a professional you are.
1:17.1	That's true. Just like the more organs, the more human. That makes a lot of sense. I would
1:22.4	learn that in a second. Yep. Yeah, more things you clamped to your desk, the more professional you
1:28.0	are. And I currently have one, two, three, four, five, six things clamped to my desk.
1:33.1	I see. I'm only two-thirds as professional, then. Yep. And then I have a lot of things either
1:38.2	zip-tied or industrial Velcroed underneath my desk. So I think that makes me ultra-professional.
1:45.3	Possibly the most professional man ever to exist. I have a wire cable management thing down there,
1:50.8	but that's that's all I got. That's fair. I used to have that and then it didn't it didn't
1:56.4	serve my needs because I have too many wires. That's fair. Yeah. Okay. So just to give the audience
2:03.2	a bit of a heads up this episode, we are intending for it to be a little bit shorter. The reason for
2:09.6	that is I am moving tomorrow and maybe possibly part of today. Yeah. Well, yes. Today is the day that I
2:19.8	officially take possession of my new house, which I own. So achievement unlocked homeowner,
2:26.7	I guess, which just makes me a boring adult that now gets mail from security services and lawnmowering
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