Lack of Sleep
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- tcmmct
So I have the full-time job and I freelance. It seems lately with deadlines fast approaching on the freelance front I get 2-4 hours of sleep per night. How do you guys deal with this. I'm sure I'm not the only one.
- jimbojones0
cocaine
- brains0
bumps.
- zaq0
meth keeps you up all night
- letterhead0
that's too much fucking work. Let go, take a vacation, climb a mountain, go fishing. Your going to look back at your days and realize your memories are all computer screens.
- mmmmm... computer screens...Point5
- Best advice here.duckofrubber
- ArmandoEstrada0
- Haha, the dude on the left was the best thing in the movie. This reminds me I have to see it again.Ruffian
- That film was great, but can't think what the title was? Please enlighten me!Sandman_1982
- Amicus0
make sure you are putting money away. get enough to live comfortably for 8 months and then quit the job. you are obviously successful as a freelance so up the rates a little and make it your full-time gig.
- tkmeister0
keep doing it as long as you can. i do the same as you. i work at nights, weekends, while on vacations. i don't do as crazy hours as i used to but i do enough freelance work to significantly increase my income. In the long run, I think it's worth it. You'll have more in saving and other investments as well as keeping your own network of clients.
for stress management, i go to a spa and get a deep tissue massage.
- but what else do you do? i mean working hard is all fine and good, but when you can't think of the last time you did something "else"...lvl_13
- something "else". there are so many better things than money and assets.lvl_13
- and sorry for the "air" quotes. i fucking hate those things. it just seemed applicable :)lvl_13
- I try to balance as much as I can. So I travel frequently and take pretty pictures.tkmeister
- this is a man that understands balance. nice.lvl_13
- I think once you do it for a while, you become really efficient which equals a higher hourly rate. And with that you can afford to enjoy fine things in life.tkmeister
- ...finer things in life.tkmeister
- pizzafire0
i was doing some crazy hours for a while, and the secret was a 20 min nap in the afternoon ... amazing results. but if, you're working full-time also, iguess naps are out. in the end though, it just wasn't worth it anyway.
i do enjoy some sleep deprivation now and then though.
- drgss0
why do people -- with a full time job (!) -- have to freelance till they bleed from their anuses?
serves you right, sucker, greed will do you in
- scarabin_net0
will alone is propping up my bones today
i fell like i'm gonna collapse at any minute
- VectorMasked0
unemployment FTW!
- doesnotexist0
extend deadlines, don't rush
- tcmmct0
@drgss it's not greed (well maybe a little) I just graduated and don't have a whole lot of good work in my portfolio or experience so I am working towards getting both. The money is nice, but it's not the main reason I do this. I don't get to do the kind of work I want to do in the future at my full-time job. So I freelance to build up my portfolio and supplement my income until I find a better job.
- skulik0
raise your rate and work out the wave, you'll appreciate the savings when you want to go travel, or spend it on something significant...
- vaxorcist0
You're too cheap! Or you should outsource and become a project manager/creative director.... Don't let people pressure you into doing mediocre work for random deadlines!
- monospaced0
Since nobody here, that I am aware of, has seen your work or has verified your freelance rate, any comments regarding either are meaningless. You just got out of school and you're working full time and have enough freelance projects to keep you busy the rest of the time. You're learning, and next time you won't book yourself so heavy.
Anyways, it sounds like you are an ambitious designer who isn't going to settle for mediocre quality for much longer. Keep the freelance work going and don't bite of more than you can chew, from the either the amount of projects you take on or their level of difficulty. Basically, take it easy on yourself with the side work; personal standards are often ridiculously high and can sometimes result in undercharging the client. Good luck.
- I have no idea what his rate is, but if he doesn't sometimes have people freak out at his rate, then the rate is too low!
vaxorcist
- I have no idea what his rate is, but if he doesn't sometimes have people freak out at his rate, then the rate is too low!
- danniisin0
your lucky the reccesion aint taking the jobs away...