"You can never make money outside of cognition", I have seen this sentence countless times, but I still haven't figured out what money can be earned outside of cognition.
After 5 years of freelancing, there is no doubt that I have received more economic returns than working nine to five.
From a monthly income of 1500 to a monthly income of more than 10,000, I am still me, if there is any kind of effort, let me become better and better, may be due to cognition, or the change of way of thinking.
From the initial public account submission, to writing journal articles, product soft articles, and now occasionally contacting commercial promotion, it is a resource accumulated through continuous efforts.
Many people ask me, how can I become a freelancer like you? There is no standard answer because the chosen field of development is different, but no matter which field you choose, please consider these questions before deciding to become a freelancer.
01. There is no self-discipline
After becoming a freelancer, my perception of "self-discipline" has obviously changed, and how to live each day is indeed up to me, but it is definitely not what I imagined: I can sleep until I wake up naturally every day.
You must clearly know that not working for a day means that there is no income for a day, and it is likely that you will not be able to make ends meet, so you must plan your work and rest time reasonably, if your month's income is not as much as you can work, then why choose to quit?
02. Whether continuous input can be guaranteed
Every industry has great competitive pressure, and if you don't work hard, you will only be eliminated. Freelance writing means that I have to keep outputting, but the important premise of output must be input.
Watching a large number of books, watching classic movies, watching high-quality documentaries, and a large number of excerpts, recordings, and memorizing copywriting have long been the norm of my work and life.
03. Can you bear loneliness?
Freelancing is like "a person living into a team", the selection of topics, copywriting, typesetting are all done by themselves, no one gives advice, can only pay for courses, learn professional knowledge, if some things can be solved with a little money, then don't waste time to explore on your own.
Turning on the computer every day, tapping the keyboard, has become a fixed working mode, such a working state, it seems to be a little lonely, but also enjoyed, because I am doing what I like.
04. Reluctant to spend time
I believe you must have heard of the "10,000 hours rule", find the right goal, find the right direction, keep working hard, success is only a matter of time.
Freelancers, no holidays, no concept of Saturdays and Sundays, compared to nine to five overtime, it is only a change in the location of overtime.
Freelance in the past five years, has long been trained in the mobile phone at any time to modify the article skills, whether in the airport, or high-speed rail station, as long as there is a network, customers ask for repair, you need to complete at the specified time.
05. Is not really love
Writing was originally just my side hustle, and after I resigned, I only used it as a transition, and by chance, writing became my main business.
Not only because the income from writing is much higher, but also because I have some love in my heart, I like to express my emotions through words, and I like to use words as a window for emotional release.
If you also want to become a freelancer, it is recommended that the above five questions be sure to ask yourself. It's cool to quit, but don't be too impulsive, after all, not everyone is suitable for freelancing, after all, some people are still mixed up in the workplace.
Since it is a job, there are many difficulties, especially freelance!
Above all, good night, tomorrow is another good day, come on!