How to avoid the loneliness of working on your own

If you work from home and you’re on your own, it’s easy to feel isolated. There are no colleagues to chat to, no office buzz,  and no-one to bounce ideas off.

Here are some ways you can avoid feeling lonely:

• Arrange to meet a friend for coffee once a week.

• Go to a class at your local gym. Don’t forget, you set your own timetable as a f reelancer.  So if you want to take an hour out and meet your mates while doing a Pilates or Step class, then you’re perfectly entitled to do so.

• Join a local networking group.

• Belong to an online forum or two. It’s your virtual water cooler.

• Meet up with friends in the evening. If you’ve spent all day on your own, you need to get out socialising.
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