From working in co-working spaces, I've met a lot of freelance people, and some people have it worked out. Set hours, strictly observed. The same days and hours

From working in co-working spaces, I've met a lot of freelance people, and some people have it worked out. Set hours, strictly observed. The same days and hours each week, whatever they may be, and then life can be planned. It's very easy to slip into 'flexible' hours when doing freelance, which can often mean working all day, any day of the week, not taking proper breaks, for weeks on end. I've done that, felt awful for long periods, and needed time to recuperate afterwards. My body gave me a lot of signals to communicate that this wasn't good for me. I overheard another guy in one office who was doing similar hours to me, telling his Dad on the phone that he was sleeping really badly, a problem he hadn't suffered from before. And of course that made perfect sense.