Earnings freelancer depends on how productive his work. He does not need to sit out working hours – he works for himself. But the home atmosphere often distracts from work, and the inability to cope with the temptation to be distracted by something interesting often leads to unpleasant consequences.
If you have the opportunity to spend 24 hours on a computer, do not forget that productive work can last only a few hours. Trying to force yourself to work from morning to night will lead to a drop in performance, so you need to alternate work and rest.
Each freelancer’s peak in working capacity occurs at a certain time – for someone in the morning, some work better in the evenings. Knowing this feature of yours, develop a work schedule and try to stick to it.
Starting work on freelance website – turn off everything that can distract you from it: TV, ICQ, music. The home atmosphere generally does not favor intensive work, constant sitting alone does not add variety, and as a result, all this leads to the fact that it is difficult to force yourself to start working productively. There is a solution – work in a coworking center. This is a place where you can work just like in the office, while not losing all the advantages of freelance.
Getting started, you need to imagine what you need to do. To do this, you need to learn how to plan your work day. If the amount of work is large, then it is better to break it into separate stages. It’s hard to keep everything in mind. To see the whole picture and know what stage you are at, you can use various programs that can help facilitate the management of work processes.
All sorts of pleasant things distract from work. Learn to set priorities. First, the main thing, then the secondary. And viewing news feeds, blogs and other similar information is better to devote special time. Let it be a pleasant stay for you.
A lot of time is taken by sitting on social networks or chatting on ICQ. You should immediately abandon this, which will not slow down the impact on improving your work.
And the last thing: you need to learn to adapt to your own biorhythms, to understand what hours you work best, how and when to take breaks. Remember, sitting for many hours behind the monitor can greatly affect your health if you do not give yourself a break.