'With a “regular” job it is normally easier at the end of the day to completely plug out and enjoy the rest of the evening.' Definitely have noticed this mysel

'With a “regular” job it is normally easier at the end of the day to completely plug out and enjoy the rest of the evening.' Definitely have noticed this myself: it's easy to slip into a kind of mindset where, no matter how much you work, you worry about not doing enough, which makes your free time less enjoyable because not worry-free, which in the long run makes you less productive. That, and the fact that it's always just you and yourself, and you never get to enjoy the dynamics of a good team. Obviously a lot of people manage to make it work for them, but I did it for a couple of years and it's been enough for me.