Solo work, whether it's as a freelancer, remote worker, or entrepreneur can be exciting and motivating - it can consume a lot of your time! But whilst maintaining a passion can do wonders for your productivity, in the medium- to long-term it is good to establish work-boundaries so that you can be proactive about rest, relaxation and recharging.
How can you effectively say no? Keep focussed? Carve out time to recharge?
A short overtime sprint won't kill you but, as data from World War One shows, consistently putting in too many hours at work hurts employees and employers.
burnoutboundariesWorking too many hours leads to diminishing returns. It impacts both your business and your health. In the long run, it’s simply not sustainable.
work-life balancestressfocusburnoutroutinesritualboundariesDoes success have to feel like such a slog? And worse still, are we somehow confusing that slog with an embodiment of feminism?
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