The possibility of combining. You don't have to leave your main job and give up your stability completely to go freelance. As a freelancer you decide what schedule to work on and how many projects to take on, so that you have time on all fronts and don't burn out.

The ability to choose who you work with. In freelancing, your boss is the customer, and you choose which responsibilities you perform. If in the office you used to design one type of presentation for a company, in freelancing you can expand your specialisation - create logos or develop brand books. You can take on as much work as you want and filter clients - for example, if you don't like the tone of communication. You can also work in different time zones and countries, which is not always possible in an office environment, and not think im gonna lose my job.

You don't have to travel to an office. You cut down on public transport, personal car maintenance and petrol costs, you no longer have to spend time travelling. You will be relieved when you wake up in the morning and look out your window and see that snow-covered roads, and realize that you don't need to go anywhere today. And even if you do, you can afford to change your mind and reschedule. But in the summer, when you want to get out of a stuffy office as soon as possible, you can comfortably bear the heat at home or in a shady park, because freelancers decide when and where they work and set appointments.

There's no need to adjust to corporate standards. Forget about the office dress code, rigid working hours, long meetings and not always interesting corporate events for which attendance is optional, but desirable. At home you choose what to wear, when to start work and how much time to spend on it, and accountability should be mainly to themselves and the customers.

You can organise your own working hours. You are able to plan your working day and decide which hours you want to spend at work and which are more suitable for personal and leisure activities. You might prefer to work at night, or want to go for a walk in the park on a rare sunny day and then plan your work schedule for the morning and evening. You don't have to leave work to make it to the dentist or the doctor's office, which, with a few exceptions, are open until 6 p.m.

Financial independence. You decide how much you want to charge for your work. If you understand that two seemingly similar orders require more time or resources to implement, feel free to set your own price. You choose the number of projects too, depending on your workload and priorities.

More time for self-development. A free schedule allows you to devote more time and attention to self-development and education. You can set aside an hour in the middle of the working day to watch a lecture on YouTube or a lesson from an online course to brush up your knowledge in some aspect of your profession or to learn a new skill.