Keep the Challenges of Freelancing in Check
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Why do some freelancers feel depleted and discouraged at the end of their workdays while others feel happy and hopeful? Having a successful career in the gig economy, no matter your profession, requires a certain set of psychological and social skills.

Two researchers break down six common existential and interpersonal challenges that freelancers confront in their day-to-day work lives. They share routines and practices that help independent workers keep themselves motivated, productive, and developing professionally.

**Guest experts: **

Brianna Caza is a management professor at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. 

Erin Reid is a management professor at McMaster University.

**Resources: **

• “Are You Ready to Go Freelance?)” by Brianna Barker Caza et al.

• “What Successful Freelancers Do Differently),” by Ben Laker et al.

• “Freelancing, Self-Employment, and Mental Health)” by The Anxious Achiever

• “Thriving in the Gig Economy),” by Gianpiero Petriglieri et al.

• The Gig Work Life)

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