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Feeling unproductive lately? You're not alone. In her latest article, Sarah Duran reminds us how important rest is, not just for productivity, but for our well-being. Society stigmatizes idleness, equating it with laziness, while work is seen as virtuous. It's time to rethink our views, says Sarah and references Bertrand Russell, who challenged this notion, suggesting that too much work is harmful and that idleness can be beneficial.
"I firmly believe that focus is crucial for thriving and doing deep work, but focus only works when you’re willing to give yourself the space to be idle and truly rest," she writes.
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"You’d think personal branding was invented for a guy like me! But as you’ll see, I have my reasons," says Matthew Fenton in this excellent article in which he explains why he opts out of personal branding; among other things, he points out that personal branding and professional reputation are not the same thing.
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Our member, marketing consultant Magdalena Cevelova, took a month-long break from social media to evaluate its impact on her business. She is now sharing what this experience taught her.
"There were two reasons why I got into exploring social media in the first place. Firstly, I wanted to somehow see if social networks were actually bringing me any clients. The second was my growing frustration with the declining reach of sales posts in particular, and the impact that social networks have on me."
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Our international freelance meetup at Impact Hub Ljubljana, Slovenia, on July 31 is almost here!
Register for free — and check out the program of the event on LinkedIn or Facebook.
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As the gig economy continues to expand, it's increasingly capturing the interest of young students. Yet, as Adam Jama points out in his article for Freelancer Club, many schools in the UK remain slow to adapt, falling short in addressing the opportunities freelancing offers.
To truly prepare our youth for the modern world of work, he suggests it is crucial to integrate freelancing into the curriculum, especially post-GCSEs.
"If you’re thinking that freelancing is suitable for a select bunch of sectors such as IT, graphics, art and photography, you’d be mistaken. Virtually every career path could now be introduced into the discussion of freelancing."
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The Economist has published a sobering article claiming that the often-mentioned AI productivity boost is nowhere to be seen in the wider economic data, except in parts of the tech industry and some market niches.
The implications are that the real-world onset of an AI-powered future might be much slower than predicted just a year ago. Since many freelancers are at the forefront of the ongoing shift towards AI, some may need to re-evaluate their bets on using the technology to replace existing tools anytime soon.
“Concerns about data security, biased algorithms and hallucinations are slowing the roll-out. McDonald’s, a fast-food chain, recently canned a trial that used AI to take customers’ drive-through orders after the system started making errors, such as adding $222-worth of chicken nuggets to one diner’s bill.“
Read more in the article: What happened to the artificial-intelligence revolution?
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Do you write, create, or do some kind of knowledge work?
Then you might be interested in Google NotebookLM AI tool, which is newly available also in EU countries.
NotebookLM makes it easier to write and develop your own ideas using sources you upload to the tool, which are then processed by the Google Gemini 1.5 Pro AI model. NotebookLM assists with research, writing, and editing, while keeping your data private.
The development of this tool involves Steven Johnson, the author of several popular science bestsellers. Another respected expert on knowledge management and the author of the book Building a Second Brain, Tiago Forte, describes NotebookLM as “the best software ever created for leveraging AI in your creative work.”
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Our freelance meetup at Impact Hub Ljubljana in Slovenia on July 31 is only a few weeks away!
If you wish to join us, the free registration link and other details are included in the LinkedIn and Facebook events.
Our recent international freelance meetups in Dresden, Barcelona and Madrid were each absolutely unique. Hopefully, the summer meetup in Ljubljana—only 100 kilometers away from Slovenia’s coast—will be just as colorful!
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