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I had the same realization as you about a year ago. I didn't feel like I was a strong "lead" on the team, people around me could always seem to come up with a m
by songzme 5y ago
I had the same realization as you about a year ago. I didn't feel like I was a strong "lead" on the team, people around me could always seem to come up with a more original idea than my inside the box ideas. I decided to take some time away from coding and embrace interests outside of work.
Right before I quit, I was taking PTOs regularly to spend time at Wheaton Labs (the founder himself retired from tech) and really learned alot from there about gardening and being energy efficient with utilities around me.
I then quit my job three months ago and started doing everything I've always wanted to do / learn! Here are some of them:
1. I had no idea how food is grown. I started maintaining my own backyard to learn about how to grow different foods. Most of them are still growing, waiting patiently for harvest.
2. I had no idea why people eat gluten free foods and what types of food allergens there out there and did some digging (Wow really learned alot there)
3. I've always ate out and my cooking skills sucks. I started cooking my favorite foods and trying to get good at it (PIZZA!)
4. Music! I always felt left out when my coworkers were having music jam sessions. I've been practicing the 3 main cords every day in the past 3 months and I can sometimes improvise and sing to my wife throughout the day.
And the most important is time! I finally have the time to dive deeper and deeper into whatever topics I find interesting.
- devoutsalsa 5y agoAre you retired or enjoying funemployment?
- songzme 5y agofunemployment, only have about 20k in savings and it should last me a year or two depending on how much I splurge. My friend also works in tech and she's nice enough to let me live rent free.
- randomopining 5y agoThe rent part is awesome. Do you scrimp pretty hard? Or is life still enjoyable? Nice to be able to go on a little trip or eat out sometimes. Most good stuff doesn't need to cost a lot though.
- songzme 5y ago> Do you scrimp pretty hard? No, my reasoning is to enjoy life by pursuing what I love and I don't want saving money to get in the way, even if it meant possibly cutting my funemployment short. > Nice to be able to go on a little trip or eat out sometimes 100% agree! I'd caution against over indulging on consumption though, it can lead to a trap where you spend all your money and not gain much value. Instead of spending money on consumption, I try to optimize spending on money on things that increase my creative output value. I haven't eaten out in a while, in its place I've bought a nice pizza oven and I make pizzas for family and friends. They usually bring the finer things, so I don't spend much money when I'm hosting but I end up having an incredible amount of fun. Also when I host we usually have alot of leftover food, which then goes into my compost pile and I get to build up more high quality dirt. Win win. I'm thinking of buying a duck next week for companionship and also to help around the garden. > Most good stuff doesn't need to cost a lot though. From my personal experience, most good stuff comes from investing in tools that increase your creative output. Those things are always worth the money
- randomopining 5y agoHaha awesome. Sounds like you know how to live your life... it's admirable. I'm considering the same thing. I have a good amount saved but my creativity and general expression is suffering a lot.