The Downsides of Working for Yourself

There are quite a few benefits to working for yourself. For many people, entrepreneurship is the dream. But it’s not perfect — it comes with a few downsides to balance out the upsides. So we decided to talk about a few of the potentially surprising downsides we’ve noticed. Even if you don’t work for yourself, some of these apply to working autonomously in general, which a lot more of us get to experience while working from home this year.

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Timestamps:

0:00:00 – Intro
0:02:10 – What we’ve been up to
0:11:18 – Working on your own
0:13:05 – Managing your time and energy
0:20:34 – Making yourself stop working
0:25:39 – Sponsor: Skillshare (Learning new skills)
0:28:16 – Sponsor: Brilliant (Learning problem-solving skills)
0:29:44 – Working too many roles
0:35:40 – Building relationships
0:39:39 – Feeling like you’re not doing enough
0:44:44 – Being self-disciplined and delegating work
0:53:03 – Favorite animated shows
0:58:13 – How do we organize our books
1:02:14 – Conclusion

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