8 Deadly Sins freelancer

Being a freelancer is simply remarkable. In any case, so it seems from the outside.

You do not go to work, not to listen to sermons bosses and empty chatter of colleagues, work when you want and how you want, and in general, the main your problem - do not pour your laptop beer on the beach. However, if you really prefer this case, after a period of euphoria, it turns out that It is not that simple. The lack of heads causes pump will power and responsibility, isolation from colleagues can cause acute the feeling of loneliness, and about the beach for a long time, you can forget, so as a vacation now I have to pay from their pocket. However, these problems are easily remedied or avoided, if not repeat the most common mistakes novice freelancers.

1. You work until late at night

Yes, I know about owls and larks and the eternal debate. Yes, different people have different algorithms and time of maximum activity alone may not coincide with the peak of other functionality. Yes, you need to take into account when scheduling the individual characteristics.

But listen, it's not a reason to switch to night life! Man, unlike many other predators is a daily way of life and a fundamental change in your biological programs do no good. I'll tell you more if you are addicted to work at night, then either your job or your family, or your health will soon say goodbye to you. At worst, they pomashut handle simultaneously.

2. senseless morning

Usually, the first few hours after waking up a person spends in a state of blissful languor and idleness. No, you have a plan to do today and some of them have to make sure, but it's not right in the morning for them to start, is not it? Even after a full day ahead of everyone plenty of time ...

In fact, hour after hour passed, and start to work still can not manage. As a result of your work day flows smoothly into the night (see first paragraph). Out of this situation is one. If you know what you need to do, then do it in the morning. As soon as possible. Try it once and you will be surprised that beautiful feeling when only ten in the morning on the clock, and you're already half-completed tasks. And then you can drink coffee, and walk, and tanchiki drive - with a clear conscience and a sense of accomplishment.

3. You have no time to relax

Many freelancers, especially popular and in love with his work, often mind-blowing, and they begin to work almost without interruption. He rose - stuck in the laptop - working all day - what to eat do not remember - fell to sleep for a few hours. This schedule has a right to exist, as the extreme short-term measure in case of jobs involving all hands, but if it becomes a daily practice, the situation is bad.

Life - is a marathon and sprinters rarely get to the end. Develop yourself normal schedule of work and rest, Ruthless hand turn off your computer at the scheduled time. You can not do - ask your wife, mother, neighbor - then you will be grateful.

4. Your standard answer, "I can not, I'm very busy"

If you are invited to visit, to the cinema or for a walk, but you always answer to all the above words, what your schedule is clearly something is wrong. I do not mean that we should throw all on the first call, but if you have several weeks did not get up from your desk, you will continue to only get worse. Gradually, you will become a slave chained to the computer, which makes attacks only the kitchen and the bathroom.

Do not be afraid even to postpone important work, do not be afraid to miss something important. Finally we work to live, but not vice versa. Pauses, breaks, weekends and holidays, during which you will really relax. Computer games - it's not a vacation from your computer.

5. Job swoop

The so-called "student's schedule" is always pull from the beginning, and then sit down and doing everything for a couple of days, nights before the deadline for delivery of the project. No, we do not speak now about the quality of this work, we will leave it to the customers. The problem is that the lack of self-discipline and a clear timetable sooner or later, let you down, and you screw up the timing.

Try even at the first stage make for themselves the project schedule and strictly adhere to it. Do not put off everything on the last night, better than the other way around - leave yourself a little extra time. It will save your nerves and you and your customers.

6. You do not have hobbies and other interests

Recently, a very replicated assertion that "if you want to succeed, you have to fall in love with their work, and to think only of her." Perhaps at some point this is true, but a man who has a short-circuit on the same subject, does not produce the best impression.

Try to find an interest in what else the area outside of work. Better diametrically opposite. In the end, be the harmonious development of man is no less important than a good worker. No time? Another reason to introduce proper schedule of the day, and planning.

7. You read less than one book per month

Reading is a very important activity for all, without exception. This holiday is education, entertainment, self-development and a thousand and one utility in one. It is particularly important to read it to freelancers who can not afford to relax and sit in their homes. Free workers always on the lookout, always one step ahead of their "regular" counterparts, therefore, should not neglect such a great way to get information and ideas for creativity.

8. You do not go in for sports

No need to drive to the office, and indeed in general, to go out can turn out awards to the greatest punishment. You have all the chances to turn into a thick fat pig.

Therefore, consciously and purposefully find the strength to take the collar and throws his body into the street, get on the treadmill, is suspended on a horizontal bar. Buy a scales, otherwise it will soon have to sell the mirror. Work standing. Work dancing. After all freelancer is not the one who got the opportunity, something to do, and vice versa - the one who got more features that would be something to do.

And what mistakes when working in freelance you have learned from their experience?

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