freelance is a strange word
Two recent pieces from the occasionally-useful Lifehacker: Why you should think twice about freelancing, and Top 10 tips and tools for freelancers. Here’s something more: when isolated from humanity because you’re working in your basement all the time, you may occasionally forget that it’s socially unacceptable to multi-task by brushing your teeth while you stroll out to get the mail.
Not that that’s happened to me personally, but I’ve heard about it. So, you know, important to remember.