The Daily Telegraph has explored a report by the UK’s Barclay Bank which indicates surprise that the number of small businesses in the UK has remained fairly steady during the recession. They say that unlike [...]

Feel that your Moleskine doesn’t really fit your image now that you’re “freelance” and half of your current one is full of notes of work you did for a company you don’t quite want to be reminded of yet?
Developed to survive the outdoor work of the Pacific Northwest logging industry in the 1920s, the waterproof Rite-In-The-Rain notepad may be the perfect alternative for all the new freelance consultants who half-fear half-welcome this summer in the park squinting at a laptop that can’t find the municipal WiFi.
Rite In The Rain

Chris Hardwick is a freelance writer, musician, voice over artist, stand up comedian and TV host among other things. That’s a lot of hats to wear and activities to juggle for any mere human. As a remedy to this busy, schizophrenic lifestyle of a freelancer, he recently tried to apply some of the methods of today’s popular self help books to make his work flow more efficient. It’s a humorous (yet informative) side note to our recent discussion about the future of work that sheds light on the unique, hectic but rewarding lifestyle of being your own boss and trying [...]