Yakov's motivation

Yakov Fain: I like the fact that I can have freedom. I have the freedom of not going to work every day. I have the freedom to work with multiple people. I have the freedom to go and see places. I like travel and going to conferences covers my travel.

As opposed to going to the same cubicle every day and doing the same thing, I work remotely. If I want to be in good shape financially, I take on a project and I work for a client for two or three months. Then again, I can decide not to work for a month or two. Instead, I will teach a class.

Geertjan Wielenga: What is enjoyable about teaching others?

Yakov Fain: I can't give you a common answer that would work for everybody; it depends on your personality. Whenever I learn something, I have an urge to tell someone else. If I read about something that I don't understand and all of a sudden it clicks, the first thing I want to do is write a blog about it.

I have my personal blog, where I&apos...