I'm just coming out of a long period of "stuckness." I work in software development, but definitely feel the way you feel about my work. For me, the lack of au

I'm just coming out of a long period of "stuckness." I work in software development, but definitely feel the way you feel about my work. For me, the lack of autonomy and freedom and everything that comes along with having a normal job feels repressive. I was an artist and musician, and I gave up, because "there's no money in it." Now I make money, but I'm sad. I came to my wit's end. This week, I started writing on Medium. I write one story a day. I get up at 6AM, pound out a thousand words, and publish. I also started going to the gym. I can tell you that this has made a world of difference. I feel like I have a little bit of control over something. My job isn't the only important thing about me. I'm a writer now. I will never tell anyone, "I'm a software developer." I will say, "I am a writer." I've also started having more, and better ideas. I think that writing and having ideas can open up the whole world to us. Time will tell. Eventually, I'd like to become self-sufficient and fire my employer. I think if you begin to do something that stimulates you every day, you will feel less stuck. It needs to be something that you do for yourself, and only for yourself. Maybe you can take your lunch-break every day for a few weeks, and write a bunch of business ideas down. Or maybe you can compile a reading list of books that you are interested in, and read one a week. I think if you try it, opportunities will present themselves. Of course, advice is worth what you pay for it, but this is what works for me.