[kowen]

> Refactoring doubly so :-)

Oh, man, the truth hurts!

I would much rather refactor than go out and sell.

There is such a zen to refactoring. It doesn't require intense problem-solving thought, but it isn't mindless. More, hm... mindful. sigh

[nathanieljones]

Refactoring is very similar to picking up house or cleaning out my closet to me. I love the feeling of throwing things away, of knowing everything fits properly. That's great for a Saturday morning. With refactoring, though, you're combining that feeling with the idea that you're "working on your business," and that is a crippling combination. You don't even realize you're procrastinating.

This article is fantastic. I just realized two days ago that programming isn't the challenge to me that it once was. Oh, sure, there are plenty of things I don't know how to do, and I'll spend the rest of my life improving at my craft. But I have a confidence that I can figure out how to do anything I need to do.

I don't have that confidence when it comes to running a business. And that's how I know it's time to make running a business my full-time focus, and only program when I must to reach my business goals. Not because running a business is easy, but because it's hard.