It seems like every lazy, do-nothing person I come across wants me to show them how I make a living working for myself and explain to them how they too can work very little and make a load of cash.

Unfortunately, that is the stereotype most people have of the self-employed, especially those of us working on the Internet. I have friends, family, and acquaintances alike asking me for advice on cutting back their hours and increasing their incomes.

I can leave, take the day off, and get into the office when I want. Sounds like the perfect job, right? How is it that I can work so little and make so much, they wonder.

The latest request came in today. A family member wanted me to show him how to make money on the “computer” as he put it. This request got me thinking about exactly how hard I am working.

I’ll have to admit, my time is down a little lately. I’ve been tired and haven’t been pushing as hard as I usually do. So, I decided to add up my time and get an idea of exactly how lazy I have been over the last few weeks. After adding it up, I came to the shocking conclusion that I have recently only really been averaging three days of work per week.

That’s right, with 24 hours in the day, three days equals 72 hours. No wonder I stay backed up and always seem to be swamped. How could anyone really expect to be productive only working 72 hours a week? Maybe next week I’ll try to increase it to a 4 day work week.

You would be amazed at how quickly people like their 9 to 5 work schedule after they follow me and my 3 day work week.