Living the freelance life while keeping your sanity(maxvoltar.com)
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Living the freelance life while keeping your sanity
http://maxvoltar.com/articles/living-the-freelance-life-while-keeping-your-sanity
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I have been working alone now for the last few months and I'm about to lose my mind. Seriously. Whenever I go out, I feel like an ogre who's lost all what social skills were there to begin with.
Very good post.
I'm already doing what he suggests on Monday and Friday. Monday's are for client meetings. Any work done is a bonus. On Friday, all work stops after the first beer. Hopefully, that's after 6:00 p.m.
I have learned one other thing that seems counterintuitive. My customers do not hold me to the same standard that I hold myself. Sure, they want it done right and on time. But I was driving myself nuts working all hours making everything perfect. I exceeded their expectations, but at a price. Also, they often weren't ready for me, adding to my frustration.
So I learned to relax and have a little more fun working on their stuff. Still top quality and always on time, but it took me a while to learn to "not go nuts" on everything I did.
I'm already doing what he suggests on Monday and Friday. Monday's are for client meetings. Any work done is a bonus. On Friday, all work stops after the first beer. Hopefully, that's after 6:00 p.m.
I have learned one other thing that seems counterintuitive. My customers do not hold me to the same standard that I hold myself. Sure, they want it done right and on time. But I was driving myself nuts working all hours making everything perfect. I exceeded their expectations, but at a price. Also, they often weren't ready for me, adding to my frustration.
So I learned to relax and have a little more fun working on their stuff. Still top quality and always on time, but it took me a while to learn to "not go nuts" on everything I did.
Most of my work I do remotely, so in similar fashion, I tend to dedicate a client visit day, where I'm out and about on sites.