I've never been able to work for someone else for too long (starts being noticable after a year). So I started freelancing / consulting. You don't have to be a

I've never been able to work for someone else for too long (starts being noticable after a year). So I started freelancing / consulting. You don't have to be an entrepreneur and build a product or a company. It's not a grind (or at least it doesn't have to be - you can choose how much effort you want to spend). But you do need to take business side of things - finding clients, making them pay, making sure your financials are in order and other non-"tech" tasks.