I work from home as a freelancer. As a freelancer I can decide to stop working when the job is done. This is completely different when you work for a boss. Then you start 'spreading' work over 8 hours per day. When you are in a office you don't notice this much because you have interaction with colleagues. But when you are alone at home you might start to wonder: why am I sitting behind my screen all day while I can do this job in 4 hours or less.
And as others comment: the pandemic is also what influenced your mood. You sound a little down. And I think that is normal because most restrictions during the pandemic were very destructive for society.
One fix for procrastination is to think about the first step for something you would like to do. Do you want to go walking outside: the first step is to put shoes on. Start doing only that and the rest will follow.
Can I ask, how do you find work as a Freelancer? Generally I find a majority of companies are looking for FTE workers and often its hard to negotiate to work as a contractor/freelancer on a role that's advertised on a job board.
What works for me best is to tell people what I do. This includes family and friends. Most of the time someone knows someone who needs a custom webapp.
Sometimes you can also join a business club in your community. This sometimes costs money but this can be a good investment.
And the most important: deliver good work. That will spread the word.
Majority of companies are looking for contractors. Which is pretty much the same as a freelancer. FTEs are still a thing in a lot of companies because the company enjoys maximum control over them, fluffing it up with a bunch of fake benefits that contractors supposedly don't get. It's psychological manipulation to make the lowest paid micromanaged people think they are getting the good deal.
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I work from home as a freelancer. As a freelancer I can decide to stop working when the job is done. This is completely different when you work for a boss. Then you start 'spreading' work over 8 hours per day. When you are in a office you don't notice this much because you have interaction with colleagues. But when you are alone at home you might start to wonder: why am I sitting behind my screen all day while I can do this job in 4 hours or less.
And as others comment: the pandemic is also what influenced your mood. You sound a little down. And I think that is normal because most restrictions during the pandemic were very destructive for society.
One fix for procrastination is to think about the first step for something you would like to do. Do you want to go walking outside: the first step is to put shoes on. Start doing only that and the rest will follow.
Can I ask, how do you find work as a Freelancer? Generally I find a majority of companies are looking for FTE workers and often its hard to negotiate to work as a contractor/freelancer on a role that's advertised on a job board.
What works for me best is to tell people what I do. This includes family and friends. Most of the time someone knows someone who needs a custom webapp.
Sometimes you can also join a business club in your community. This sometimes costs money but this can be a good investment.
And the most important: deliver good work. That will spread the word.
Majority of companies are looking for contractors. Which is pretty much the same as a freelancer. FTEs are still a thing in a lot of companies because the company enjoys maximum control over them, fluffing it up with a bunch of fake benefits that contractors supposedly don't get. It's psychological manipulation to make the lowest paid micromanaged people think they are getting the good deal.