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Become a contractor. Work 1-2 months/year and spend the rest of the year doing what you want.
by thw09j9m 4y ago
Become a contractor. Work 1-2 months/year and spend the rest of the year doing what you want.
- throwaway_43793 4y agoWould you mind expanding on that topic? I keep seeing this suggestion many times, but I can’t understand what does it mean being a contractor, or how does one become a contractor. So would appreciate some explanation on the topic.
- abeyer 4y agoI'm assuming people who espouse that go through some sort of larger agency or something that can connect you with the work. Otherwise I'd also imagine that ramping up your lead gen again each time could take as much time as the contract itself. In my experience staying active in your network seems like a big part of being a solo/small contractor and isn't really amenable to "going dark" ten months at a time and then trying to jump back in.
- muzani 4y agoI did this. It's not quite true. I did stuff with the spare time, but as long as contracting pays the bills, it is still your primary focus. So free time ends up being spent in forms of marketing - writing books, blogging, certitications, networking. Paradoxically, FT jobs are more liberating. You have less time, but you own that time. You can work on random things at 10 PM or 4 AM.