Some days are just not good days for working. You’ve got a million things distracting you from your work: the dogs are whining, the kids are crying, you’ve got too much on your mind, or you’re so eager for a package coming in the mail that you simply can’t drag yourself to your desk.
有些時候的確是不適合工作。太多因素干擾你的工作：狗狗在嗚咽，孩子們在鬧騰。你想做的事情實在太多，或者你急迫地等待著快要寄到的包裹而以至于無法回到辦公桌前工作(我就是這樣)。
Fortunately for us, we’re freelancers which means we don’t have to work Monday thru Friday, eight to five. We can take off on Tuesday at 11 am. And you should–you deserve it.
幸運的是，作為自由職業者，我們可以不用從周一一直工作到周五，也不用每天從早上8點一直工作到下午5點。我們可以在周二上午11點便停止工作。并且你也應該這樣做，這是你應得的。
Instead of feeling guilty for it, enjoy it, there are a ton of other things you can be doing today instead of client work that will not only be enjoyable and fun, but will actually help you along as a freelancer. See, you can have fun and grow your business at the same time!
不要覺得內疚，相反，你應該好好享受。除了忙客戶的工作以外，你還有許多其他事可以做，這些事不但可以讓你覺得享受和快樂，還能對你的自由職業生涯有所幫助。你可以兼顧工作和娛樂。
1. Catch Up
1. 投身于社交
A lot of the time when I find myself unable to concentrate on work, I also feel obligated to stay at my desk, or that I really don’t want to do anything else. I try to use this time to catch up on everything I’ve been missing, from blog posts, to tweets, to even my personal Facebook updates.
很多時候，我發現自己無法集中精力工作但覺得應該待在桌前，或者我確實不想做其他任何事。這些時候我會試著通過寫博客，玩會Twitter和更新自己的Facebook，來彌補原本生活中所錯過的片段。
Getting busy with work is great, but it can often lead to a period of disconnectedness. You’re so focused on getting your work finished and dealing with clients, that you step away from the social aspect of the web, which if you’re like me, is one of the few ways we actually get to talk to people.
忙于工作固然好，但通常會導致一段時間與外界隔絕。你是如此專注于完成工作以及和客戶打交道，以至于你中斷了網絡社交，而如果你和我一樣，網絡社交就是我們和人交流的幾種方式之一。
Therefore, if you find yourself unable to concentrate on work, spend the time simply catching up, chat with your followers, get involved in a debate in your industry or find out what other people are working on. This fosters relationships and is great for both your personal and business health. No one wants to be a lonely freelance hermit!
因此，如果你發現你無法專注于工作，你可以把時間花在社交活動上，跟“踩”過你空間的人聊天，參與你所在領域的討論，或者看看別人都在忙什么。這會促進你與他人的關系，并且對你個人和業務都有好處。沒人想成為一個孤獨的自由職業隱士!
2. Get Lost in a Bookstore
2. 沉浸于書店
We stay stuck inside of our office or our coffee shops all the time, sometimes longer than 14 hours a day. Do you remember what it was like to step inside a huge library as a kid? To see the thousands of books and feel the uncertainty of where to start first?
我們總是將時間花在辦公室和咖啡店里，有時一天花14個多小時在這上面。你還記得小時候你踏進一家大書店是什么感覺嗎?你還記得在海量書籍面前，那種不知道該從哪本書開始看起的感覺嗎?
Getting lost in a large bookstore or library is one of my favorite things to do. I’m a huge book worm and I believe it’s one of the main reasons I’ve been so successful in what I do. I’m not just talking about business or development books either, I love all kinds of books from the historical to the supernatural. The more you read, the better you become at communication and writing, which are two very essential skills for the freelancer. Plus, it’s a very relaxing past time that gets you away from the hectic drama of work.
沉浸在大型書店里是我最愛做的事情之一。我是一只大書蟲，我相信這是我在業內如此成功的主要原因之一。我不是僅指有關業務或發展方面的書籍，我喜愛所有類型的書，從歷史的到玄幻的。你的閱讀量越大，交流能力和寫作能力便越強，這兩項能力對自由職業者來說至關重要。并且，這也是放松的好方式，讓你遠離如同戲劇一般忙碌的工作。
3. Work on Yourself
3. 積極“妝扮”自己
What things have you been wanting to do lately that you’ve been putting off for work? Working on yourself can not only make you look or feel better, but can also increase your productivity and make you look forward to going into work. I’m talking about improving yourself both online and off of it. When was the last time you:
最近有什么事情是你一直想做但是因為工作而不得不推遲呢?“打扮”自己，不但可以使你形象和自我感覺得到提升，還能提高你的生產力，同時使你期待工作。我說的是在線上線下都提升自己。你上次做以下這些事是什么時候呢?
Updated your portfolio?
更新你的案例?
Got a hair cut?
修剪頭發?
Cut those nails?
修剪指甲?
Got a mani/pedi?
美足?(男士們，這對你們同樣適用!)
Took a bath?
泡澡?
Updated your social profiles on sites?
更新你網站上的社交資料?
Bought some clothes?
買衣服?
Dressed in anything other than PJs?
個性十足的打扮自己?
Went on a date?
約會?
Changed your Gravatar/online image?
更換你的頭像/在線圖像?
The better you look online and off, the better you’ll feel, the more confidence you’ll emit and the more you’ll attract awesome clients. There’s your excuse for a spa day!
你在線上線下的形象越好，你的自我感覺便越好，你便會散發出更多的自信，吸引更多優質客戶。這些都是你給自己一個“水療日”的理由!
4. Enjoy a Hobby
4. 享受業余愛好
Some days, you really are wound so tight that you shouldn’t do anything other than something you really love to do. Do you love to read or go fishing? Hunt or build things?
有時候，你就不應該工作，應該把時間花在你確實喜歡的事情上。你喜歡閱讀或釣魚嗎?你喜歡打獵或做手工活嗎?
Whatever your hobby is, take some time to enjoy it, even if you’re really busy with work. The break from work will allow your mind to rest and let you come back ready to finish work quicker than you thought possible.
不論你的愛好是什么，花一些時間好好享受吧，即使你的確工作非常繁忙。拋開工作來休息，可以使你的大腦得到休息，并使你在重新準備完成工作的時候比你想象的更有效率。
If you don’t have a hobby Try out something you’ve been thinking about. Take some cooking lessons or join a gym or something.
如果你沒有業余愛好(是的，有人聲稱自己沒業余愛好!)，嘗試做你一直想要做的事。比如參加烹飪培訓班，或去健身房鍛煉，或其他事情。
5. Do Something with Your Office
5. 收拾你的辦公室
Stop and take a look around your office. When was the last time it was cleaned? Organized? Is it even decorated? You spend most of your time in your office so it should be the best looking room in your entire house. It’s been several months since I moved and redid my office, and it’s still my favorite place to go to every day. Talk about a motivation to work!
停下工作，四下看看你的辦公室。你上一次打掃辦公室是什么時候?什么時候整理的呢?裝飾過辦公室么?你絕大多數時間是在辦公室度過的，因此，它應當成為你整個屋子里最為整潔的一個房間。自從我搬進并整理我的辦公室以來，已經過了幾個月的時間了，它仍然是我每天最愛去的地方。談一談工作的動力吧!
6. Spend Time with Family and Friends
6. 與家人朋友團聚
When I first started freelancing, I got so caught up with work and clients that I neglected the most important things in my life–my family and friends. For awhile there, I didn’t really have any friends anymore because I worked so much.
當初我做自由職業者的時候，我是如此地忙于工作和客戶，以至于我忽略了我生命中最重要的事——我的家人和朋友。那段時間，我不再有什么真正的朋友，因為我工作太忙了。
This, of course, isn’t healthy at all. Everyone needs a social life, a real social life that doesn’t include Twitter or Facebook! Take time often to visit your family and hang out with friends. One of the things I look forward to most is my weekly coffee with my best friend at Starbucks. It gives me some time to take a break from the office and unwind from work, so I’m ready to come back fresh.
當然，這樣一點也不好。每個人都需要社會生活，真正的社會生活并不包括Twitter和Facebook!你需要經常拜訪你的家人，經常和朋友一起玩。我最期待的一件事，是每周一次和我最好的朋友在星巴克喝咖啡。它給了我離開辦公室和遠離工作的放松時間，使我能夠精神飽滿的回歸工作。