Comments on: Freelancers: Do You Lead Alternate Lives? http://thephuse.com/business/freelancers-do-you-lead-alternate-lives/ Wed, 30 Nov 2011 13:44:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: hermes kelly bag http://thephuse.com/business/freelancers-do-you-lead-alternate-lives/#comment-322 hermes kelly bag Fri, 09 Jul 2010 09:39:57 +0000 http://thephuse.com/?p=356#comment-322 Thanks for the great read James. I’ve been struggling with business vs. family time and these ideas will certainly help. One rule I always abide by is to have at least one day a week where I don’t work. That way, the family knows for sure that they’ll have my undivided attention. Hopefully I can increase this to two days a week soon. Thanks for the great read James. I’ve been struggling with business vs. family time and these ideas will certainly help.

One rule I always abide by is to have at least one day a week where I don’t work. That way, the family knows for sure that they’ll have my undivided attention.

Hopefully I can increase this to two days a week soon.

]]> By: This Weeks Twitter Design News Roundup N.33 | DesignerLinks | Home to Web design news, jQuery Tutorials, CSS tutorials, Web Designing tutorials, JavaScript tutorials and more! http://thephuse.com/business/freelancers-do-you-lead-alternate-lives/#comment-321 This Weeks Twitter Design News Roundup N.33 | DesignerLinks | Home to Web design news, jQuery Tutorials, CSS tutorials, Web Designing tutorials, JavaScript tutorials and more! Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:12:07 +0000 http://thephuse.com/?p=356#comment-321 [...] Freelancers: Do You Lead Alternate Lives? [...] [...] Freelancers: Do You Lead Alternate Lives? [...]

]]> By: This Weeks Twitter Design News Roundup N.33 - Speckyboy Design Magazine http://thephuse.com/business/freelancers-do-you-lead-alternate-lives/#comment-320 This Weeks Twitter Design News Roundup N.33 - Speckyboy Design Magazine Tue, 20 Apr 2010 07:49:36 +0000 http://thephuse.com/?p=356#comment-320 [...] Freelancers: Do You Lead Alternate Lives? [...] [...] Freelancers: Do You Lead Alternate Lives? [...]

]]> By: Kory McDow http://thephuse.com/business/freelancers-do-you-lead-alternate-lives/#comment-319 Kory McDow Sun, 18 Apr 2010 18:07:37 +0000 http://thephuse.com/?p=356#comment-319 Thanks for the great read James. I've been struggling with business vs. family time and these ideas will certainly help. One rule I always abide by is to have at least one day a week where I don't work. That way, the family knows for sure that they'll have my undivided attention. Hopefully I can increase this to two days a week soon. Thanks for the great read James. I’ve been struggling with business vs. family time and these ideas will certainly help.

One rule I always abide by is to have at least one day a week where I don’t work. That way, the family knows for sure that they’ll have my undivided attention.

Hopefully I can increase this to two days a week soon.

]]> By: Paul Andrew http://thephuse.com/business/freelancers-do-you-lead-alternate-lives/#comment-318 Paul Andrew Fri, 16 Apr 2010 20:04:35 +0000 http://thephuse.com/?p=356#comment-318 Nice read James, and I certainly feel for you. My reasons for freelance were much and such the same, to try and spend more time with the family. Mind you, it did take me a long time to build a reasonable balance between the two. It is really difficult, I actually ended up taking on less clients, thus less work and money... this did work for me. Nice read James, and I certainly feel for you. My reasons for freelance were much and such the same, to try and spend more time with the family.
Mind you, it did take me a long time to build a reasonable balance between the two.
It is really difficult, I actually ended up taking on less clients, thus less work and money…
this did work for me.

]]> By: Kate Fosson http://thephuse.com/business/freelancers-do-you-lead-alternate-lives/#comment-317 Kate Fosson Thu, 15 Apr 2010 22:27:10 +0000 http://thephuse.com/?p=356#comment-317 Great advice, James! I have separate emails for personal and work and this works very well. Mostly because I leave my work email open while doing work and don't get distracted by personal emails. Another idea I might suggest is getting a dog. Dogs require walking at least twice during the day. (I suppose children require exercise as well, but I don't have one of those so I don't know.) Either way it's a great excuse to take a break and get some fresh air and exercise. I find it's best to do this at the same time every day, that way it becomes routine. Great advice, James!
I have separate emails for personal and work and this works very well. Mostly because I leave my work email open while doing work and don’t get distracted by personal emails.

Another idea I might suggest is getting a dog. Dogs require walking at least twice during the day. (I suppose children require exercise as well, but I don’t have one of those so I don’t know.) Either way it’s a great excuse to take a break and get some fresh air and exercise.
I find it’s best to do this at the same time every day, that way it becomes routine.

]]>