{"id":18529,"date":"2022-07-05T18:01:30","date_gmt":"2022-07-05T10:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=18529"},"modified":"2022-07-19T19:44:47","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T11:44:47","slug":"freelance-signs-to-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/freelance-signs-to-break\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Signs to Take a Break From Freelancing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Despite what you think about doing freelance jobs being a profession where you call all the shots, you would often find yourself failing to take breaks between each incoming project because money is waiting to be made.<\/p>\n<p>Eventually, you start <strong>falling sick often, feel moody or reluctant to get out of bed<\/strong> (does this remind you of the same feeling you had in your 9-to-5, which made you<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/reasons-to-go-freelance\/\"> choose the freelancing path<\/a>?).<\/p>\n<p>This may have happened because you didn\u2019t take the breaks you needed<strong> to recharge your body, mind, and soul.<\/strong> Hold half a glass of water on an outstretched arm long enough, and even that glass of water may feel like it weighs a ton.<\/p>\n<p>Taking breaks goes a long way to making you a better freelancer. It gives you more emotional stability, keeps your health in check, and ensures that you can reload your creativity bar to<strong> produce better and more engaging results<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ref-block ref-block--post\" id=\"ref-post-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/accounting-invoicing-services-for-freelance-designers\/\" class=\"ref-block__link\" title=\"Read More: Best Invoicing & Accounting Tools For Freelancers\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Best Invoicing & Accounting Tools For Freelancers<\/span><\/a>\n<div class=\"ref-block__thumbnail img-thumb img-thumb--jumbo\" data-img='{ \"src\" : \"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/accounting-invoicing-services-for-freelance-designers.jpg\" }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n<style>.no-js #ref-block-post-9460 .ref-block__thumbnail { background-image: url(\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/accounting-invoicing-services-for-freelance-designers.jpg\"); }<\/style>\n<\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"ref-block__summary\">\n<h4 class=\"ref-title\">Best Invoicing & Accounting Tools For Freelancers<\/h4>\n<p class=\"ref-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCompilation of free invoicing tools and services to handle your billing systems and invoices. Some of them are...\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Not sure if you are ready to take a break from your hectic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/50-freelance-job-sites-for-designers-programmers-best-of\/\">freelancing job<\/a>? Here are a few signs.<\/p>\n<h2>1. When you run out of creative juices<\/h2>\n<p>Being creative is the hallmark of a freelancer. Without having to deal with the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/international-marketing-strategy\/\">inhibitions or cultures of a company<\/a> that you have to adhere to<\/strong> without question, you can let your creative designs soar through clients who know how to appreciate your work.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/freelance-signs-to-break\/no-inspiration.jpg\" alt=\"no inspiration\" width=\"800\" height=\"416\"><\/figure>\n<p>However, it isn\u2019t easy to always stay creative. Part of the formula to help you recharge your creativity <strong>is to get enough rest<\/strong>. Working for long hours without a break<strong> may lead to a dry spell<\/strong>, where your mind stops being creative. You will find that it is difficult to trace even the most common creative element in yourself then.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ref-block ref-block--post\" id=\"ref-post-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/kill-creative-monsters\/\" class=\"ref-block__link\" title=\"Read More: Practical Tips to Cure a Creative Block\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Practical Tips to Cure a Creative Block<\/span><\/a>\n<div class=\"ref-block__thumbnail img-thumb img-thumb--jumbo\" data-img='{ \"src\" : \"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/kill-creative-monsters.jpg\" }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n<style>.no-js #ref-block-post-19698 .ref-block__thumbnail { background-image: url(\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/kill-creative-monsters.jpg\"); }<\/style>\n<\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"ref-block__summary\">\n<h4 class=\"ref-title\">Practical Tips to Cure a Creative Block<\/h4>\n<p class=\"ref-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWorking as a freelance designer, writer, video editor is hard. There's usually no support \u2014 it's a lonely...\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>The bottom of the barrel<\/h3>\n<p>There are times when you simply can\u2019t find the next best topic to write upon or a new design idea that nails the client\u2019s requirements. Your mind <strong>draws a complete blank<\/strong>, or you feel that whatever that does get sketched, or written, belongs in the wastebasket.<\/p>\n<p><strong>It\u2019s a scary situation to be in. <\/strong>Am I losing my personal touch? Why aren\u2019t I churning out enough good ideas? Does this mark the end of my career? Take a break and see if you feel the same way.<\/p>\n<h2>2. When you\u2019re not in the right frame of mind<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Everybody has problems, even freelancers. <\/strong>You may have had an argument with your spouse, or got into a fight with your kids, your neighbor, or your colleague, or perhaps you failed to deliver one of your client\u2019s requirements on time.<\/p>\n<p>These are times <strong>when you are emotionally unstable<\/strong>, and you will not be able to do anything productive. This is when you should take a break to calm your nerves.<\/p>\n<h3>It\u2019s me, not you.<\/h3>\n<p>Speaking of clients, sometimes you will meet clients who are so <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/fire-freelance-clients\/\">difficult to deal with<\/a> that you feel like you want just to drop the whole thing and go back to waiting on a monthly paycheck. Hold your horses; that\u2019s just frustration talking.<\/p>\n<p><strong> Look back at your priorities<\/strong> and determine <strong>if you are at fault or if your client was out of line<\/strong> before going back to work. Get your confidence back in order to make the rest of the journey ahead.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/freelance-signs-to-break\/bad-state-of-mind.jpg\" alt=\"bad state of mind\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"ref-block ref-block--post\" id=\"ref-post-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/habits-to-destroy-freelance-career\/\" class=\"ref-block__link\" title=\"Read More: 7 Insane Habits to Kill Your Freelance Writing Career\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">7 Insane Habits to Kill Your Freelance Writing Career<\/span><\/a>\n<div class=\"ref-block__thumbnail img-thumb img-thumb--jumbo\" data-img='{ \"src\" : \"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/habits-to-destroy-freelance-career.jpg\" }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n<style>.no-js #ref-block-post-16448 .ref-block__thumbnail { background-image: url(\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/habits-to-destroy-freelance-career.jpg\"); }<\/style>\n<\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"ref-block__summary\">\n<h4 class=\"ref-title\">7 Insane Habits to Kill Your Freelance Writing Career<\/h4>\n<p class=\"ref-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIt takes years to build up trust, and only seconds to destroy it. I am pretty sure the...\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>3. When you are tired<\/h2>\n<p>Many freelancers continue to work, even though, their <strong>bodies can take no more<\/strong>. If you are one of them, then <strong>you will probably <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/52-worst-photoshop-mistakes-in-magazines\/\">produce substandard work<\/a><\/strong> very soon. Take a break when you are not rushing for a deadline so that when you are rushing for one, you won\u2019t fall sick!<\/p>\n<p>There is also a different kind of \u2018tired\u2019, the one that refuses to let you out of bed in the morning because <strong>it dreads the ton of paperwork <\/strong>on your desk. You feel the <strong>numbness of \u2018work\u2019 <\/strong>and you simply <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/career-dilemma\/\">don\u2019t feel like doing it anymore<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>When you find yourself saying out loud, \u2018Nobody appreciates my work\u2019, \u2018Why does everyone want something from me all the time?\u2019, and \u2018I have no life\u2019, then <strong>you seriously need to take a break<\/strong> \u2013 a long one.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ref-block ref-block--post\" id=\"ref-post-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/losing-writing-passion\/\" class=\"ref-block__link\" title=\"Read More: 4 Signs You Are Losing Your Writing Passion (& How To Get It Back)\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">4 Signs You Are Losing Your Writing Passion (& How To Get It Back)<\/span><\/a>\n<div class=\"ref-block__thumbnail img-thumb img-thumb--jumbo\" data-img='{ \"src\" : \"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/losing-writing-passion.jpg\" }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n<style>.no-js #ref-block-post-19604 .ref-block__thumbnail { background-image: url(\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/losing-writing-passion.jpg\"); }<\/style>\n<\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"ref-block__summary\">\n<h4 class=\"ref-title\">4 Signs You Are Losing Your Writing Passion (& How To Get It Back)<\/h4>\n<p class=\"ref-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMany of us have been through this at one time or another. Tired and worn down from writing...\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>3. When you should celebrate & be part of life<\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s so easy to devote all of your available time to working and earning money, so much so that we usually miss out on the simple things in life. What we should do is take a break and celebrate the birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, reunions, and festivities that are <strong>cause for merriment.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Besides, why would you want to be cooped up with work when everyone is counting down to the New Year?<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/freelance-signs-to-break\/enjoy-life.jpg\" alt=\"enjoy life\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Work with peace of mind<\/h3>\n<p>There is also a practical side to this: sometimes, due to your involvement with some of these functions, you have to <strong>split yourself two-, sometimes three-ways to cover all grounds<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of being busy with the conceptualization stage, you are busy planning a home renovation, arranging a wedding or organizing a family reunion. <strong>Who can work in these kinds of conditions? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You\u2019d be kidding yourself if you think you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/freelance-designers-balance-work-life\/\">balance work and your personal life<\/a> well under these situations. So just take a break from work and get back to it when you are done playing the party planner.<\/p>\n<h2>4. When you feel like calling it quits<\/h2>\n<p>Perhaps an extension of \u2018When You Are Tired\u2019, when you feel like calling it quits, is a clear call for help. You know when you have reached the brink probably because it\u2019s umpteenth time you\u2019ve said, \u2018That\u2019s it! I can\u2019t stand this anymore. I quit!\u2019<\/p>\n<h3>Indulge in the better things in life<\/h3>\n<p>This is when <strong>you should take a vacation<\/strong>; a non-wireless, non-reachable one where<strong> you can hide away from the world<\/strong>. Spend it with family or your partner, or just spend it with people who like you and don\u2019t need you to finish something urgent for them.<\/p>\n<p>Splurge to reward yourself, and to <strong>remind yourself of the real reason you went into freelancing<\/strong>: for the independence, for the decision-making privilege, the flexibility, and for the freedom to take a break like this anytime you want!<\/p>\n<p>When you come back, think if you are willing to give all of that up. Chances are, the reset is enough to ensure that<strong> once you become a freelancer, you never go back<\/strong>. For added inspiration, check out these entrepreneurs who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/top-freelance-entrepreneurs\/\">made it big from their roots as a freelancers<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite what you think about doing freelance jobs being a profession where you call all the shots, you would often find yourself failing to take breaks between each incoming project because money is waiting to be made. 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