lighting a candle for everyone on Truelancer right now. repeat after me:

I do not chase payments; payments chase me.

The client actually knows what they want before I start working.

"Make it pop" is removed from the English language.

I will not be asked to join a "quick Zoom call" that could have been an email.

The assets will be sent in high-res, not a screenshot pasted into a Word doc.

My wifi will not drop 30 seconds before the deadline.