As any high-tech freelancer will tell you, one of the major problems of working for yourself is knowing when not to work. Unlike the traditional office hours of corporate work, freelance work can happen nearly anywhere at any time. I could just as easily write this column at 2 in the morning as 2 in the afternoon. Unfortunately, this freedom can lead to the feeling that you are never "at work" or "at home", but always at an odd combination of both. If you aren't careful, you could end up working 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, or, at least, you might come to feel that is that case.

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