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Of course it could happen - there's nothing inherent that keeps you from downshifting and enjoying your life more. Even if you're truly addicted to work, addict
by gyardley 11y ago
Of course it could happen - there's nothing inherent that keeps you from downshifting and enjoying your life more. Even if you're truly addicted to work, addictions can be beaten.
I have to admit I find articles like this completely perplexing. As soon as I achieved a little bit of professional success, I dropped full-time work like a hot rock, and I don't miss it at all.
- xirdstl 11y agoWhat do you do now? Part time contracting? I'm at a place where I don't really need to work full time either, but I haven't figured out a plan for getting out of it.
- BadassFractal 11y agoWould also love to hear the answer to this.
- lemming 11y agoNot the GP, but I took a bunch of time off work, traveled with my wife for a while and then hacked on fun things until I found one I could make into a product. I'm now living off a bootstrapped product, and I couldn't be happier.
- jacquesm 11y agoDitto here but it took me a lot longer than I expected it would.
- LAMike 11y agoHow did you escape the cycle? Or are you living off of a big exit?
- ryandrake 11y agoThe vast, vast majority of people cannot simply "drop" full-time work. If I dropped full-time work, I'd have to move myself any my family away from the Bay Area, where all our connections and friends are. That's kind of an unacceptable lifestyle change for my family.