Four Ways Solopreneurs Can Make Space for Deep Work

And why deep work is essential for thriving in the creator economy

Sarah Duran
The Startup

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How did you use your time last week?

Do you feel like you got the most out of each day?

OR did it seem like you were spending too much time on things that you hate?

…things that distracted you from the actual work that makes you money?

…things that someone else could have done better (or faster or cheaper)?

Many of us become solopreneurs because we want to spend our time on things that we love AND make money on our own terms.

There is plenty of advice out there on how to make more money. As a solopreneur using your time effectively WILL make you more money, but there’s more to it than that.

When you’re in charge of choosing what you do and how you do it, you’re more able to create a Flow State — a state of deep concentration that leads to a sense of ecstasy.

“It is when we act freely, for the sake of the action itself rather than for ulterior motives, that we learn to become more than what we were. When we choose a goal and invest ourselves in it to the limits of concentration, whatever we do will be enjoyable.”
― Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Flow…

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Sarah Duran
The Startup

By day I’m a freelance project manager, by night (j/k…also by day) I’m a blogger and coach who helps solopreneurs get the most out of work and life.