As a freelancer, what is the biggest difficulty you face?

The first point is self-discipline. As a freelancer, there is no system constraint and time constraint to go to work, so you have higher requirements for self-discipline.

People tend to overestimate their willpower, thinking that even if they leave the company and system, they can demand a lot from themselves. As a result, they sleep until midnight every day, eat, drink and be merry, and neglect their work. At this time, they will fall into extreme self-blame and become depressed, thus starting a vicious circle.

Therefore, as a freelancer, we must first have strong self-discipline.

Then the second point is loneliness, because as a freelancer, you spend most of your time working alone at home or in a coffee shop, and there are fewer opportunities to communicate with others. Perhaps the most common sentence you say to the clerk in a coffee shop is "large latte, thank you". So you are required to have a good adaptability to loneliness.

The third point is the issue of resources. To become a freelancer, you have to rely on yourself. Some platforms and resources that used to rely on the company may be gone. These things need to be won and found by yourself. You are a company, and the pressure will be greater than before. Maybe in the past, you just had to do your job well, but now, you need to think comprehensively.

Many people only understand freelancer as freedom, but ignore the word "freelancer" behind it. Freelancer is also a profession, a way of working that requires you to work hard and exchange your work for income. While you enjoy the relative freedom brought by this way of working, you have to bear more risks and greater pressure.