After ten years of muddling through, I'm finally coming to the conclusion that I was never meant to run a business. By this point, the mere thought that I might give this up and work for a company that would pay me a regular salary and provide health insurance, where I would have colleagues who would support me and take care of all the things I'm no good at... just imagining that scenario brings tears of relief to my eyes.
I'm not a programmer: I work in publishing, promoting Chinese literature in English. I am supposed to split my time between actual translation and editing, and running projects to promote our books and publishing consulting jobs. Project management is horrible; continually worrying about the direction of the company is horrible; four and a half hours of writing emails in the morning is horrible. I am supposed to be spending half my time translating and editing, but it doesn't happen. I am desperate to fuck off with a book and a dictionary into a quiet room and work, but there's an endless number of niggling details to take care of.
If it doesn't give you a high, don't do it. If it takes your high away, DON'T DO IT.
I'm not a programmer: I work in publishing, promoting Chinese literature in English. I am supposed to split my time between actual translation and editing, and running projects to promote our books and publishing consulting jobs. Project management is horrible; continually worrying about the direction of the company is horrible; four and a half hours of writing emails in the morning is horrible. I am supposed to be spending half my time translating and editing, but it doesn't happen. I am desperate to fuck off with a book and a dictionary into a quiet room and work, but there's an endless number of niggling details to take care of.
If it doesn't give you a high, don't do it. If it takes your high away, DON'T DO IT.