This is definitely possible. When I was consulting, I used to take off between Thanksgiving and New Years Day every year to do nothing but decompress and dick a

This is definitely possible. When I was consulting, I used to take off between Thanksgiving and New Years Day every year to do nothing but decompress and dick around with whatever new technology had caught my eye. I had a day job for a little while when I had gotten tired of the constant sales cycle of consulting. They were more than happy to let me go part time because I brought a good plan to the table - I worked 20% less and took a 12% pay cut - they got the benefit of the fact that I was learning new stuff on the day that I wasn't in the office. Anything is possible, all you have to do is make a plan.