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Article: How Valuable Time Can Be To A Freelance Translator And How To Organise Your Workday And Life | Thank you, Adam

Maxi Schwarz — Thu, 17 Dec 2020 06:45:00 +0000

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Topic: Article: How Valuable Time Can Be To A Freelance Translator And How To Organise Your Workday And Life
Poster: Maxi Schwarz
Post title: Thank you, Adam

[quote]Adam Dickinson wrote:

I had the same issue. I found that if you delete everything before the second 'http' (i.e. [url removed] ), it takes you to the article. [/quote]
I've now read it.

Article: How Valuable Time Can Be To A Freelance Translator And How To Organise Your Workday And Life | Bed side story

Mervyn Henderson (X) — Mon, 14 Dec 2020 15:30:00 +0000

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Topic: Article: How Valuable Time Can Be To A Freelance Translator And How To Organise Your Workday And Life
Poster: Mervyn Henderson (X)
Post title: Bed side story

Just a quick word of thanks to Tom here. I test-drove your steps 1 and 2, and I was amazed to find how simple it all was. Worked like a charm.

Have you ever considered giving up translation and becoming one of those mystical self-help gurus? There's any amount of scope for elaborating on all this. For instance, there I was standing triumphantly beside the bed, but I found myself with no guidance on what to do next. So you could bring out a series for dolts like that.

How about the "TiL Criterion" Series? - the Get-Up Criterion, the Get-Up-And-Go Criterion, the Get-Up-And-Flow Criterion, the Get-Go Criterion, the Go-From-The-Get-Go Criterion, the Get-Up-And-Get-Down Criterion, the Go-Getter Criterion, the Get-Up-And-Get-Around Criterion, the Get-Around-Get-Around-I-Get-Around Criterion, the Get-Up-And-Get-Even Criterion, the Get-Up-And-Get-Ahead Criterion, the Get-Up-And-Get-Head Criterion, and moving forward to the All-Dressed-Up-And-Everywhere-To-Go Criterion. And all with initial caps so People Take You Seriously.

Article: How Valuable Time Can Be To A Freelance Translator And How To Organise Your Workday And Life | Same issue

Adam Dickinson — Mon, 14 Dec 2020 03:05:00 +0000

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Topic: Article: How Valuable Time Can Be To A Freelance Translator And How To Organise Your Workday And Life
Poster: Adam Dickinson
Post title: Same issue

I had the same issue. I found that if you delete everything before the second 'http' (i.e. [url removed] ), it takes you to the article.

Article: How Valuable Time Can Be To A Freelance Translator And How To Organise Your Workday And Life | message I get

Maxi Schwarz — Mon, 14 Dec 2020 01:38:00 +0000

Forum: Translation Article Knowledgebase
Topic: Article: How Valuable Time Can Be To A Freelance Translator And How To Organise Your Workday And Life
Poster: Maxi Schwarz
Post title: message I get

when I click the link:

"This [url removed] page can’t be foundNo webpage was found for the web address: [url removed]
HTTP ERROR 404"

Are others able to see the article?

Article: How Valuable Time Can Be To A Freelance Translator And How To Organise Your Workday And Life | Missing steps 1.1, 2.1 and 3

IrinaN (X) — Sun, 13 Dec 2020 17:29:00 +0000

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Topic: Article: How Valuable Time Can Be To A Freelance Translator And How To Organise Your Workday And Life
Poster: IrinaN (X)
Post title: Missing steps 1.1, 2.1 and 3

[quote]Tom in London wrote:

1. Wake up
2. Get out of bed.

Done.
[/quote]

1.1 Apologize to your cat for disturbing him
2. Get out of bed
2.1 Feed your cat
3. Finish waking up

Done

Article: How Valuable Time Can Be To A Freelance Translator And How To Organise Your Workday And Life | Side

Thomas T. Frost — Sun, 13 Dec 2020 16:55:00 +0000

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Topic: Article: How Valuable Time Can Be To A Freelance Translator And How To Organise Your Workday And Life
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Post title: Side

[quote]Chris S wrote:

[quote]Tom in London wrote:

1. Wake up
2. Get out of bed.
[/quote]

But maybe the article will tell us which side to get out of? [/quote]

If it did, Tom would never get out of that side again.

Article: How Valuable Time Can Be To A Freelance Translator And How To Organise Your Workday And Life | On form

Mervyn Henderson (X) — Sun, 13 Dec 2020 16:32:00 +0000

Article: How Valuable Time Can Be To A Freelance Translator And How To Organise Your Workday And Life | But...

The Shredder — Sun, 13 Dec 2020 15:49:00 +0000

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Topic: Article: How Valuable Time Can Be To A Freelance Translator And How To Organise Your Workday And Life
Poster: The Shredder
Post title: But...

[quote]Tom in London wrote:

1. Wake up
2. Get out of bed.
[/quote]

But maybe the article will tell us which side to get out of?

Article: How Valuable Time Can Be To A Freelance Translator And How To Organise Your Workday And Life | How to get up in the morning.

Tom in London — Sun, 13 Dec 2020 13:05:00 +0000

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Topic: Article: How Valuable Time Can Be To A Freelance Translator And How To Organise Your Workday And Life
Poster: Tom in London
Post title: How to get up in the morning.

1. Wake up
2. Get out of bed.

Done.

Article: How Valuable Time Can Be To A Freelance Translator And How To Organise Your Workday And Life | Can't see it

Maxi Schwarz — Sun, 13 Dec 2020 00:37:00 +0000

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Topic: Article: How Valuable Time Can Be To A Freelance Translator And How To Organise Your Workday And Life
Poster: Maxi Schwarz
Post title: Can't see it

I assumed that it had expired, but if the person preceding me read it a couple of days ago, its "non-existence" is a mystery.

Article: How Valuable Time Can Be To A Freelance Translator And How To Organise Your Workday And Life | I find this kind of information very useful

Jorge Ruiz de Mena — Thu, 10 Dec 2020 09:11:00 +0000

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Topic: Article: How Valuable Time Can Be To A Freelance Translator And How To Organise Your Workday And Life
Poster: Jorge Ruiz de Mena
Post title: I find this kind of information very useful

Thanks for this article! Since I am starting as a translator I find this kind of information very useful. I haven´t thought very much about the organization but what the author says makes a lot of sense. Personally, being organized gives me a lot of peace of mind.

Article: How Valuable Time Can Be To A Freelance Translator And How To Organise Your Workday And Life | Too much work makes Jack a dull boy and employ an accountant

Nicola Gardner — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 09:23:00 +0000

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Topic: Article: How Valuable Time Can Be To A Freelance Translator And How To Organise Your Workday And Life
Poster: Nicola Gardner
Post title: Too much work makes Jack a dull boy and employ an accountant

Really enjoyed this article!! I particularly identified with the point about not just working like a zombie when you first start out as a freelancer (my mistake) but try to spend time on making contacts and research. Working fewer hours (which I've learned to do) means you enjoy your work more and the quality improves.
Another piece of advice I would give, tying in with the careful keeping of records, is: employ an accountant. Mine charges me around £200 per year but probably saves me a good £800, and gives lots of peripheral advice and guidance, so well worth the investment.
Looking forward to reading more articles from this author.

Article: How Valuable Time Can Be To A Freelance Translator And How To Organise Your Workday And Life | Seems good general advice for those starting out

Astrid Elke Witte — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 07:13:00 +0000

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Topic: Article: How Valuable Time Can Be To A Freelance Translator And How To Organise Your Workday And Life
Poster: Astrid Elke Witte
Post title: Seems good general advice for those starting out

This article is likely to be helpful to those starting out as freelancers, to help them in establishing the need for organisation and scheduling the working day.

From experience, I can concur with the advice given here. It does not seem obvious on Day 1 of becoming a freelancer that careful records need to be kept of all aspects of the business, and it is quite difficult to catch up on a backlog of records a year or two later. If this article helps to point that out to new freelancers, it will be valuable reading.

Article: How Valuable Time Can Be To A Freelance Translator And How To Organise Your Workday And Life

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