Yeah I've definitely been on both sides of that. One time I spent like two hours outlining a weekend project and then just ignored the whole thing when I got into it. Ended up being way more fun that way honestly.

Yeah you're right, I used to think paste was fine for everything but this makes sense.

Super stoked for you man, that's huge! I did the exact same thing with a random bonus last year, just threw it straight into my savings without even thinking about it. Honestly, the only way I keep from dipping in is I pretend that money doesn't exist at all - like it's a locked box I can't get into unless the house is literally on fire.

Man that stinks, I had almost the exact same thing happen to me last year. I paid $300 for a "crisis communication coach" to help me handle a public screw up at work and all I got was a PDF and a 45 minute Zoom call where she read bullet points about "taking ownership." The free advice I got from an old PR guy on Reddit was way more useful, he just said to record yourself on your phone and watch it back until you sound like a normal person and not a robot. These coaches are just selling fancy versions of stuff you can learn for free.

Ha, you're totally right. I used to think that perfect job site days were just a sign of good planning or whatever. But after reading what you and @erickelly said about the crane reach and the stress of waiting for the other shoe to drop, I get it now. You're basically saying the universe is just setting you up for a laugh, and that's all I'm gonna see from now on when things go too smoothly. Honestly, your point about staring at the boom waiting for it to fall is way too accurate. I used to just enjoy the quiet, but now I'm gonna be paranoid the whole time.