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After the writing slump… the editing slump ! (5 tips to get out of it)

We often hear about the writing slump, sometimes the reading slump, but have you ever heard about the editing slump ? To be honest, even though I’m quite active on Twitter (compared to other social media), I think I’ve never read about it. I’m sure lots of people have already talked about it, I justContinue reading “After the writing slump… the editing slump ! (5 tips to get out of it)”

Freelance : How to bounce back when you lose a client

Let’s be honest, losing a client can be discouraging, especially if they were a bit part of your earnings. Freelance life is all about balance, and losing a client may make you feel like everything is going to collapse. Unfortunately, this is something you will have to face at some point, and probably more thanContinue reading “Freelance : How to bounce back when you lose a client”

Heatwave : How to make your day a tiny bit better

If you’re living in Europe, you know that these days, it’s been getting quite hot over here. But honestly, the whole world is burning up so if the heatwave didn’t reach you yet : don’t worry, it’s coming. If like me you’re not a summer person to begin with, you might feel like you’re goingContinue reading “Heatwave : How to make your day a tiny bit better”

5 tips to stay focused

According to research, humans have an average attention span of 8 seconds. Yes, I was surprised as well when I found this little piece of information online. I guess it’s not just me then, everyone can get easily distracted ! We’re only humans ! So what can we do to stay more focused, whether it’sContinue reading “5 tips to stay focused”

Freelance : You don’t have to specialize if you don’t want to.

If there’s something that I’ve read mostly everywhere when I was doing my research before creating my business, it was that YOU. MUST. SPECIALIZE. = find your niche, and never look back. Well, it’s been a year and a half since then, and I’m quite happy that I didn’t listen to that specific piece ofContinue reading “Freelance : You don’t have to specialize if you don’t want to.”

Freelance : Learning to say “no” will save you time and money.

When you think about it, saying “no” doesn’t seem like a big deal, right ? When I created my business, I never thought it would be such a key element of my growth, both in my personal and professional life. As a student, and later on as a new employee, saying “no” was not reallyContinue reading “Freelance : Learning to say “no” will save you time and money.”

Learning a language, even when you’re busy

You’d like to learn a new language, or maybe you already did that but because you don’t practice, you feel like you’re forgetting everything ? You’re scrolling through language apps, not knowing which one to pick, and wondering if you will even have enough time to actually learn something ? Say no more. For theContinue reading “Learning a language, even when you’re busy”

Becoming a digital nomad : what you need to consider

It’s been a while now that the term ‘digital nomad’ exists. Some countries have even created special visas for this special kind of workers, even though most of the time, the requirements are quite high. You’re thinking about becoming a digital nomad, but you’re not sure where to start ? Same here. I’m a freelancerContinue reading “Becoming a digital nomad : what you need to consider”

5 Tips to read more

Life is busy, and many of us would like to read more, but how do you achieve that when you feel like you don’t have any spare time to do so ? This article might help you with that ! If like me you’ve set a new reading challenge on GoodReads for the new year,Continue reading “5 Tips to read more”