I hypothesize that both small and large-scale sociological behavior (that is, the behavior of individuals and of organizations; the connection being formalized through my 9th psychological postulate: the “linking principle”) are governed by a sort of circadian rhythm, by which various relationships will form and various behaviors will manifest at specific times each year. For example, this is the fourth May in a row that freelance work has begun streaming in (I should note that I no longer actively search for work of any type; the process is entirely passive and yet I’m still being found), yet it’s usually fairly quiet during the rest of the year.

One of my friends brought up a very interesting point: this may be the result of prior conditioning; after all, this is about the time that the school year traditionally ends. I suppose the question is then whether this sort of behavior manifests in response to the targets (in the case of freelance work, the workers) or conditioning of the sources (the clients).

…Or both.