I want to improve my networking skills and land a remote job. Being in India, I can do a lot of work for much cheaper rates than others out there. But I don't

I want to improve my networking skills and land a remote job. Being in India, I can do a lot of work for much cheaper rates than others out there. But I don't want to waste my time with short term projects. Might seem like you're earning a lot but there's very little one actually learns at the end of a few months, which to me at least is a net loss. So I am going to try to find some kind of long term project/task as a junior/senior engineer, something that's challenging or at least worth putting on your CV. I am also planning to work on my thinking skills (lesswrong/SSC and Economist), and React. Not going to add anything else. Discipline is the word for this year.