Going It Alone: Dealing with the Isolation of Freelancing 

Full-time freelancing--is it the ideal way to work or a sentence to solitary confinement? The answer is in the eye of the beholder. Freelancing offers unparalleled independence, blessed freedom from office politics, uninterrupted work, control over your life—and endless hours of solitude, especially if you also live alone.

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