F**k stress
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- vaxorcist0
OK... I read the original poster's comment about being a freelancer....
My experience was in the past that I was sometimes stressed due to:
1. insanity in other parts of my life affecting me, like a divorce
2. accidently over-promising, not managing expectations and basically not confronting miscommunication early only to face a bigger mess later
3. having some surprises mess up my schedule planning...
Not sure about you, but a short "difficult" conversation with a client, being very, very honest, and being willing to give up a project you're unable to do on schedule .. these things can save your sanity, even if it may wreck your bank account...
a larger lesson for me has been to ask the client what their budget is upfront, and try very hard to not be in a position where I "have to take any project"... being able to turn down an anticipated overwhelming project is a godsend for a freelancer...