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Tried this. Quit and lived a truly romantic life for 2 years. Most happy time of my life - really. But my ventures didn't succeed. With no partner or family t
by wnolens 5y ago
Tried this.
Quit and lived a truly romantic life for 2 years. Most happy time of my life - really.
But my ventures didn't succeed. With no partner or family to fall back on, I did contract development to not piss away savings. Hated the work, ran out of novelties to indulge in my free time, and became severely depressed.
Suggesting that anyone other than himself should do this is naive.
"Do what most people are doing unless you have a really good reason not to." Jordan Peterson (paraphrased)
Privilege wasn't a good enough reason for me =\
- maxduckworth 5y agoWhat did you do at the end of the two years? Were you able to move back into a full-time position successfully?
- wnolens 5y agoYes, I peeled myself out of bed to leetcode and got back into full time. It wasn't fun. I was pretty confident I could get back in, that was the safety net that let me walk out of a job with nowhere to land. Honestly didn't imagine I'd use it, and I don't love it. But it beats the alternative right now. My entitlement was through the roof :) I'm more grounded now.