Among the things that most freelancers and freelancers are exposed to is apathy, mental disconnection, and a feeling of unwillingness to work; Despite the enthusiasm of the beginnings, which makes us sit for hours in front of our equipment, presenting offers on various projects, it gradually evaporates as our acceptance in projects increases and turns into sitting for hours in boredom despite the accumulated work on us.

Through my experience in self-employment, I began to face this phenomenon after about 3 months, as all my energy evaporated, and I felt that I had no energy to work, despite my desire to work!

I remember at the time I lost a project, and it was the only one that I lost in my career; Here, a pause was required to find out what were the reasons that led me to this situation, and the most prominent reasons that I found hindering my career were:

Poor time management

One of the most prominent mistakes that I made, and a lot of freelance workers make it, is the lack of planning and organizing time properly, so I felt that I was working the whole day because I frequent my work more than anything else; Once I started to properly manage and plan my time, I felt less bored and lethargic, and I also found my work hours organized and not so much.

Work on more than one project at one time

It is not a requirement that a person works on one project only, but the mistake that I made was that I was enthusiastic about the work and I agreed on more than one project at a time, with the aim of obtaining good evaluations and achieving a high rate in completed projects; So I am having difficulty working on all these projects and completing them on time. From here, I learned that setting the goal must be logical and gradual, not directly determining the distant goal, so that we do not feel unable to achieve it, which causes us to despair and unwillingness to continue.

Postponement

We often feel comfortable and flexible in freelance work, unlike a job that requires commitment in specific days and hours, which makes us postpone tasks, especially if there is a time to finish the project; I made this mistake a lot at the beginning of my freelance work, but it resulted in me always being accomplished in the last moments, or being late to hand over and making apologies. Therefore, the division of tasks was a first step to avoid delaying work, and I work on it as soon as I receive the project. When we receive the project, our energy is full and we have enthusiasm for work, and if we do not start the implementation, this enthusiasm will soon be extinguished.

Work environment

The work environment problem I encountered in two things, the first was my problem in creating a suitable work environment, and gradually I solved it and chose a place away from noise in my home, with good lighting, a comfortable desk and chair, and a suitable device for the nature of my work.

The second problem I faced was boredom from working at home, one of the downsides of freelancing is isolation and loneliness; After a long search, I chose to work from time to time in the CO - Working Space, and that helped me break the boredom and routine and renew my energy and enthusiasm again.

Through your experiences as freelancers and employees as well, how do you deal with apathy and feeling unwilling to work?

Have you ever confronted the owners of projects or your managers with that?

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