Weekly digest #11 of 2025

• Freelancing fearlessly: Managing anxiety as your own boss, by Jen Engevik — Freelancing offers freedom, but it also comes with challenges like financial instability, stress, and burnout. Jen Engevik states that the key to long-term success isn’t just finding clients—it’s prioritizing mental wellness, creating structure, and developing sustainable habits.
• Forget about setting goals. Do THIS instead (the somatic method) — Tiago Forte, a productivity expert and the author of the bestselling book Building a Second Brain, shares his Excitement Map method, which can help you identify and focus on work that truly energizes and fulfills you.
• How to find clients as a freelancer: 19 smart tactics, longread by Austin L. Church — „Most marketing advice for freelancers you find online is garbage,“ Austin begins his article, presenting practical strategies for finding clients. According to him, the key to sustainable freelancing is a daily marketing habit, strategic networking, and staying visible to the right audience.
• Why a lot of freelancers struggle to make money — Lizzie Davey shares a recommendation on her Instagram on how to adopt both a creative and a business mindset in your freelancing.
• You should start a computer club in the place you live — Looking for a fun project, want to network, or maybe share your programming skills with other like-minded people? As this simple guide encourages: why not start a computer club?

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