If you have the means to support yourself, please take the sabbatical. You may regret not taking it later in life. I myself am a 40 year old man who dropped m

If you have the means to support yourself, please take the sabbatical. You may regret not taking it later in life. I myself am a 40 year old man who dropped most of my professional obligations in January of this year. I am on a self described sabbatical as I attempt to reinvent myself as a software engineer. I really don’t aim to be anyone’s employee; I’m simply trying to monetize a few ideas that I’ve had for a while. If I am able to find a decent remote gig that would just be icing on the cake I guess. Don’t ever be afraid to step away from work for a while as long as you have the finances to allow it. Employers everywhere are hungry for talented individuals and a few months (or even longer) of no work on your resume shouldn’t bother anyone. If it does bother someone, you likely wouldn’t be content working for them in the first place.