Rituals
I have added numerous rituals to my life — especially since I started freelancing. Whether they’re to increase efficiency and focus so you can crank out projects like a mad man.
Or maybe it’s more of a “I do what I want, plus having fun is awesome” mentality. See birthday weekend.
I think in order to handle the workload of a freelance career, you need to establish rigid organization to remember the fine details of:
- That client talk you had 2 hours ago. Remember? The links inside their footer shouldn’t have any underlines.
- The client email for a small update on their web site.
- Run-ins with potential clients while out.
- Logging your hours for each project
- Etc, etc…
So many things are happening at once though-out the entire day, organize anything you can or else your heads going to explode from data overload.
What I like:
- Morning French Press Coffee & RSS Catch-Up with a heavily padded time-frame.
- Keeping the lights off & allowing natural light, especially while showering.
- I usually don’t work on Fridays. If I need to, working from home is mandatory.
What are some rituals you practice?
Brandon
December 16th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
I think that the two of us were talking about this recently. I totally agree. I have not been so good at it lately, but I used to ritualize almost everything in my day. More than just a routine, I would try to enjoy my daily tasks for the pure ritual of it. Almost a spiritual thing, you know? It helped me stay on top of things and also to prioritize: the important things would ALWAYS be ritualized. Me thinks I need to get back to it. Thanks for the reminder!
Oh, and, I seriously dig the new site!
Sarah Bray
December 16th, 2009 at 10:10 pm
I practice telling myself that MOST LIKELY things are not going to all crumble down on my head and if they do, life is still good. Still, my paranoid brain keeps telling me otherwise, so I also practice telling it to get a freaking life.