The grass is always greener on the other side. Of course "quitting your terrible cubicle job to start a business" is dangerous. It's a drastic, life-altering

The grass is always greener on the other side. Of course "quitting your terrible cubicle job to start a business" is dangerous. It's a drastic, life-altering decision that could affect the people around you and/or your dependents. You also need to accept that you may not be happy chasing your dream of starting a company because there will certainly be more disappointments and more challenges along the way. Find out what's important to you. For me, it's working on problems that I'm interested in and learning more than I could at my current job rather than a steady paycheck. I'm not willing to live with any regrets for not even attempting to do what I want to. "I was struck by the normalcy of the respondent's jobs" What job wouldn't be normal? If you're going to sample the general population, you're going to get normal jobs. Was he expecting everyone to be a CEO? I recently quit my job to dedicate my time to building things I want to build and find out if the grass really is greener on the other side. I have a plan and a backup plan. I'll be satisfied knowing that I tried, and I'll learn a lot from it.