What I Mean When I Say Every Day Feels Like the Weekend
Updated: Nov 1
When I say every day feels like the weekend, I am talking about having more control over how we use our time. In Married To Production EP1, Jessica and I discuss how that idea made more sense to her after joining the business full time. It does not mean there is no work to do.
Control and free time are different things
Running a business can change who decides when the work happens. It does not remove deadlines, client responsibilities or the need to finish a project. The distinction matters because the phrase can sound much easier than the reality if it stands on its own.
For us, the conversation is about how the same day can feel different when you have more say in arranging it. The useful question is what you do with that control, rather than whether a business makes every day feel like a holiday.
Make a practical definition of flexibility
If flexibility is one reason you want to work for yourself, describe what it means in ordinary terms. Do you want to choose a recording day, protect an evening, travel together or move administrative work to a different part of the week?
Then identify the responsibilities that remain fixed. A plan that accounts for both is more useful than a general promise of freedom. It also gives partners a clearer way to discuss expectations.
Protect the time on purpose
The ability to move work around can also make work spread into every open hour. Consider deciding where the working day ends and which time is genuinely personal. Review that arrangement when the workload changes.
The clip captures our experience and the way we talk about it. It is not a prediction about another person's income, workload or lifestyle. The larger episode includes the less tidy parts of sharing a business, which belong alongside the appealing idea of having more control over time.
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