Thu.Dec 17, 2020

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Key Findings from 10 Years of Studying the Gig Economy: Freelancers Happier and Healthier

Small Business Labs

One of the clearest findings of the decade-long MBO Partners State of Independence study is full-time Independent workers (freelancers, independent contractors, the self-employed) consistently report that they believe they're happier and healthier because they are independent workers. In 2020, 83 percent of full-time independents said they are "happier working on my own," and 71 percent said that "working on my own is better for my health." These results are not surprising.

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We Should View These Lessons As A Gift From 2020

Tips From T. Marie

Well, here we are again. At the end of another year. Normally I’d be writing about yearly accomplishments and setting goals for the new year. But 2020 has been as far from a normal year as you can get. So, there will be no ‘normal’ year end post. Instead, I would like to share a few lessons I believe are a gift from 2020. LIVING TO WORK IS WRONG. So many of us, particularly here in the United States, have made work the number one priority in our lives.

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