I know an increasing number of folks now who are either unemployed or self-employed, and I find that as envious as I am of their ability to make excellent use of their time, I have to actively work to avoid being burned by their lack of sense of time. Or self-burning: Me: Hey, So-and-So, did you hear back about that project proposal you submitted a while back? So-and-So: No. Maybe I should check on that. Me: Oh. It’s been, like, months. So-and-So: Yeah… It’d be nice to get that project. Me: Like… someday?