I'm not really wanting to not work, as such, but to transition from working for someone else to working on my own projects. So the equation for me is more: Spe

I'm not really wanting to not work, as such, but to transition from working for someone else to working on my own projects. So the equation for me is more: Spend a little less time with wife/kids today to improve my future enjoyment of the work part of life. It's a tough balance, because I highly value wife/kids time -- so when I give up some of that (valuable and well-spent) time for a potential future good, I want to make sure I'm using that time optimally, so that sacrifice is as "worth it" as possible. There's definitely a balance here; I could make much faster progress by working every night and weekend, but that would be too much of a sacrifice of the good present for the potential better future. Anyway, I very much agree with/appreciate the point of your questions :).