May the Epic Freelance… Commence!

Let EPIC Free Lance Friday BEGIN!

A few quick notes:

  1. Thanks to everyone who entered. If you didn’t win a free consult or edit or proposal, let me know and I’ll try to give you a discount if you contact me next week.
  2. For those that did win, please be patient. I cram way more work into today than is normal or sane, really. To keep quality from suffering on your projects, I will keep my usage of communication lines down to a minimum.
  3. If you don’t have a project proposal for EPIC Free Lance Friday, you can at least pick up a free copy of a philosophical book between today and Saturday at 11:59pm. This little book concludes and revises the aesthetic discussion that we started right here:

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Thanks again to Mark Neuenschwander of 9artphoto for the cover!

Hugs, Kisses, and Four-Foot Afros,

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  1. Freya

    A motivating discussion is worth comment. I think that you ought to write more on this subject, it may not be a taboo matter
    but usually folks don’t talk about these topics. To the next! Best wishes!!

    1. lanceschaubert

      Thanks, and thanks for the first comment. To which “subject” are you referring? Life After Aesthetics?

  2. it-shikaku-exam.com

    I absolutely love your blog.. Very nice colors & theme. Did you make
    this site yourself? Please reply back as I’m planning to create my own personal site and would like to know where you got this from or exactly what the theme is called. Appreciate it!

    1. lanceschaubert

      WordPress theme plus tweaking.

  3. Maple

    Everyone loves it whenever people get together and share
    opinions. Great website, continue the good work!

    1. lanceschaubert

      Thanks Maple. I take it from your name-link that you’re from Russia?

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How?

Well, see, your comments & sharing whisper a few things to those who come after you:

The first is that this site is a safe place to speak up & stay curious. That it's civil. That discussion is encouraged. That there's no such thing as a stupid question (being a student of Socrates, I really and truly believe this). That talking to one another and growing together is more important than anything we could possibly publish. That the point is growing in virtue and growing together and growing wise. That discovery is invention, deference is originality, that we all can rise together. The only folks I'm going to take comments down from are obvious jerks who argue in bad faith, don't stay curious, or actively make personal attacks. And, frankly, I'd rather we talk here than on some social media farm — I will never show ads and the only thing I'm selling anywhere on the site or my mailing list is just the stuff I make.

You're also helping folks realize that anything you & they build together is far more important than anything you come to me to read. I take the things I write about seriously, but I don't take myself seriously: I play the fool, I hate cults of personality, and I also don't really like being the center of attention (believe it or not). I would much rather folks connect because of an introduction I've made or because they commented with one another back and forth and then build something beautiful together. My favorite contributions have been lifelong business and love partnerships from two people who have forgotten I introduced them. Some of my closest friends NOW I literally met on another blog's comment section fifteen years ago. I would love for that to happen here — let two of you meet and let me fade into the background.

Last, you help me revise. I'm wrong. Often. I'm not embarrassed to admit it or worried about being cancelled or publicly shamed. I make a fool out of myself (that's sort of the point). So as I get feedback, I can say, "I was wrong about that" and set a model for curious, consistent learning, and growing in wisdom. I'm blind to what I don't know and as grows the island of my knowledge so grows the shoreline of my ignorance. It's the recovery of innocence on the far end of experience: a child is in a permanent state of wonder. So are the wise: they aren't afraid of saying, "I don't know. That's new: please teach me." That's my goal, comments help. And I read all reviews: my skin's tough, but that's not license to be needlessly cruel. We teach one another our habits and there's a way to civilly demolish an idea without demolishing another person: just because I personally can take the world's meanest 1-star review doesn't mean we should teach one another how to be crueler on the internet.

For three magical reasons — your brave curiosity, your community, & my ignorance:

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