Side work in thin rows
Leave gaps or the week cracks
Rest, admin and tax set-aside are the gaps between laths. Fill every gap with paid work and the base fails.
Back-to-back evenings feel productive until messages, invoices and sleep disappear.
Protect three gaps
- Rest: at least one evening without side work.
- Admin: a short block for quotes, invoices and follow-ups.
- Money: move the tax set-aside the same day a payment lands.
Gaps are not wasted space. They are what lets the plaster of a steady week stick.
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