One of the benefits of freelancing is having greater control over when and where you work.

Unfortunately, that freedom can also create a rather dangerous habit: working all the time.

When your laptop is only a few steps away, it becomes incredibly easy to answer one more email, finish one more task or tell yourself you’ll only work for another hour. Before you know it, Saturday has become another working day.

Your weekend plans should occasionally include doing absolutely nothing related to work.

Close the laptop. Step away from the inbox. Stop checking whether another client has replied.

Use the time for something completely different. Read a book, play a game, spend time with family, watch a movie, head outside or enjoy whichever hobbies normally get pushed aside during the working week.

Rest isn’t wasted time.

Freelancers, writers and other remote professionals still need opportunities to recharge, especially when there isn’t always a clear physical separation between home and the workplace.

The next project will still be waiting.

At Formula Write Solutions, we’re wishing our fellow freelancers, writers and remote workers a relaxing weekend.

Give yourself permission to enjoy some of it away from the keyboard.