https://bjornjohansen.com/category/personal/ Recent content in personal on {bjørn:johansen} Hugo -- 0.118.2 en-US Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:10:35 +0200 https://bjornjohansen.com/pursuit-of-excellence/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:10:35 +0200 https://bjornjohansen.com/pursuit-of-excellence/ Mitchell Hashimoto put words to something I have believed for years. Make things better because they can be better, and let the results play out. https://bjornjohansen.com/my-time-for-free/ Mon, 17 Oct 2016 14:31:51 +0000 urn:uuid:35643737-3665-5765-b530-393461616234 <p>Publishing open source software or articles for free is very giving. Not only does it give you a warm fuzzy feeling inside when someone appreciates what you release, but it can also have <a href="https://www.ostraining.com/blog/wordpress/giving-back/">other indirect consequences</a> that give you a happier life.</p> <p>But when something is free – as in no cost – people will also often turn to a mindset where they don’t appreciate your effort, time or value as a human being. For some reason, some people forget all about being polite and demands that I give them professional support because they can’t read instructions, don’t know what they are doing, or just feel like their time is much more important than mine.</p>