"i haven't clocked my hours before. because i was learning. i shouldn't charge for learning. "
If that were the case, I would almost never charge hours for anything. Learning is my job. I find it confusing to think that if I'm learning I'm not working.
smart/lazy is the way most of my friends and colleagues are. The beauty of smart/lazy is that given interesting or challenging enough work they can become smart/motivated and get it done. Laziness is far easier to conquer than stupidity.
The responses you've given me are reassuring. I have come to an agreement (with myself) that I think is suitable.
As I said, I've spent the last 5 ski seasons spending anywhere from 20-30 days teaching skiing. I love it very much and am sure I could do it for 40-70 days and still love it...
I am currently working at a small consulting firm. I accepted the job offer in February, graduated with my BSCE in May, started working in June, and turned 22 in August.
The work was slow, but interesting at first. Then, in late July I started being mentored in performing soil-structure...
