Comments on: Do Freelancers Take Shorter Breaks?

By: Trading Dollars For Hours || Beyond the Rhetoric ||

Trading Dollars For Hours || Beyond the Rhetoric || — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:23:41 +0000

[...] the extra money that I may be earning during that time instead. My breaks have generally been too short and I’m working (no pun intended) on rectifying [...]

By: paulette

paulette — Sun, 11 May 2008 01:03:09 +0000

I think freelancers have more breaks than regular worker. Its just a matter of self control:)

By: Monetize Pro

Monetize Pro — Sat, 10 May 2008 11:03:18 +0000

I barely take breaks when I am behind my desk, I just keep on going for 6 hours or something and than quit for a few hours, doing something else, than at night i am back on

By: Jorge

Jorge — Fri, 09 May 2008 23:55:13 +0000

I take both: short and long breaks. Today were very long breaks.

By: Stefanie

Stefanie — Fri, 09 May 2008 21:07:05 +0000

I wouldn’t say that my breaks were shorter when I freelanced, but they were definitely more flexible. Some days I’d quit entirely at lunch, and other days I’d spend 10 minutes eating a sandwich without getting away from the keyboard.

By: Maria Palma

Maria Palma — Fri, 09 May 2008 16:35:21 +0000

Some days my breaks are short and other days they’re long - it all depends on how I feel that day. In the beginning of my “online career” I used to really push myself, but I don’t do that anymore.

By: Damien Riley

Damien Riley — Fri, 09 May 2008 16:29:00 +0000

Every profession has its misconceptions in the public eye. I agree freelancing must be quite taxing and thankless, yet people think it’s a cushy, stay-at-home, job.

Teachers get a similar “bum rap.” People think we work just 185 days a year and get off at 2pm. This is wrong in so many ways that I won’t get into.

I think any job you are truly into, you take shorter lunches for. Most days I am at the copy machine with my pnj in hand. Working lunch ya know

I am enthralled that you make your living at writing, that is awesome. Over the past 6 months I have averaged about $250/month with my online writing. I hope to see it improve, but I don’t think I could afford to risk going full time.

By: Raul

Raul — Fri, 09 May 2008 16:21:11 +0000

I had already responded via Twitter, but one of the things that I have realized while reading your whole post is that it is, indeed, counter-intuitive. Unfortunately, I think my short breaks also come from the fact that I live in Mount Pleasant. If I lived downtown, I’d seriously go out for lunch with friends. Or if I had more friends who lived near by me.

I’d say that regardless of where you live, it is important to take breaks - otherwise your brain stops working altogether. Maybe next time, I’ll have lunch not at my desk but while sitting and watching some TV or will go for a walk, but I’ll fill the full lunch hour.