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Why Pretend You Have No Personal Life?
One of the most stressful parts of corporate life for many people is having to pretend that their passions and responsibilities outside of work don’t exist. While big companies hold endless brown bag lunches about “work-life” balance and put elaborate … Continue reading
Surviving Life without Sick Days
We’re very big on celebrating the independent life at the $200KFreelancer. But, like every other career option, it has its downsides, too. I was thinking about that recently when I caught the flu from my kids and ended up with … Continue reading
Growing Your Business, The Lifestyle, Uncategorized
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Who Will Lead The Revolution For More Nuanced Lives?
Over the weekend, Judith Warner published a New York Times book review piece about The Conflict, the book by a French philosopher that lashes out against attachment parenting. Warner compares it with Madeleine M. Kunin’s latest book, “The New Feminist … Continue reading
Is Journalism the Best Job in the World?
A friend’s son interviewed me over the weekend about the field of journalism. He was doing the interview for his history class, so some of the questions centered on my recollections of a specific mass layoff at a New York … Continue reading
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Fast-Track Your Work-At-Home Business
Poornima Vijayashanker went from being an early employee of Mint.com to founding Bizeebee, a business which advises folks like yoga studio owners on how to grow their businesses. The 29-year-old engineer–who enjoys yoga in her spare time–has expanded the six-person … Continue reading
Growing Your Business, Making the Break, The Lifestyle, Uncategorized, Your Back Office
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Coffee Break For Freelancers: Hemingway’s Advice To Fitzgerald
The most valuable piece of writing advice I’ve ever read (and I don’t remember where I read it) was simple: Give yourself the freedom to write a shitty rough draft. That thought will often get me over the hump at … Continue reading
The Mistake Freelancers Discover–After It’s Too Late
As a long-time freelancer, I have a pretty good handle on the mistakes that tend to bedevil independent scribes. Taking too many refrigerator breaks. Procrastinating by vacuuming the living room rug, doing the laundry, or polishing your son’s dress shoes … Continue reading
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Prepare for the Brave New Freelance Economy: A Visionary’s Tips
Wondering if freelancing is a fad that’s going to disappear when the economy rebounds? Thomas Fisher, Dean of the College of Design at the University of Minnesota, will change your mind. In a recent article in Public Sector Digest, he … Continue reading
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The Mommy Wars: A Pacifist View
We’re rolling our eyes here at 200kfreelancer at the latest round of the Mommy Wars. The narrative is so familiar and so predictable: working mom vs. stay-at-home mom. We heard it almost 20 years ago when Hillary Clinton said that … Continue reading