by Furry Girl
05.29.12
"You get work however you get work, but people keep working, in a freelance world - and more and more of today's world is freelance - because their work is good, and because they're easy to get along with, and because they deliver the work on time. And you don't even need all three. Two out of three is fine. People will tolerate how unpleasant you are if your work is good and you deliver it on time. People will forgive the lateness of your work if it's good and they like you. And you don't have to be as good as everyone else if you're on time and it's always a pleasure to hear from you."
-- A video posted as Neil Gaiman – The Best Commencement Speech You May Ever Hear on fourhourworkweek.com
Thanks to Brooke Magnanti for tweeting this video. This bit was my favorite from the speech, which is worth watching in its entirety.
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Agreed. Great speech, and that was the best part.
Comment by Kristin Guttormsen — May 29, 2012 @ 5:47 pm
That speech was great, thanks for linking to it :).
Comment by Marijke — May 31, 2012 @ 1:38 pm
Reminds me of what Harlan Ellison said: the trick is not becoming a writer, the trick is STAYING a writer.
Comment by Jordan Owen — July 3, 2012 @ 4:01 pm