I've done it 7 years ago and don't regret it all. I was in my early 30s, had my own place to stay and no family, so it was easy, but you can do it no matter wha

I've done it 7 years ago and don't regret it all. I was in my early 30s, had my own place to stay and no family, so it was easy, but you can do it no matter what as long as you have savings. I spent that time working on a "startup" with friends, but we have quickly realized that we had no sale skills whatsoever and were just building an app for fun. It helped me to learn frontend programming, so it wasn't a wasted time. After that, when I finally decided to look for a job, I found one with a much better compensation than before, but that was a given considering I moved back from Asia to Europe. Now with our project at work coming to an end, I'm thinking it's a great time to do it again. Everyone complains about the job market not being as hot as it was before, so it make sense to take some time off to stay with family, do some sports, gather thoughts and later prepare for interviews, learn new skills and maybe jump onto the AI train. The SE work may change a lot in the following years and it is a good idea to prepare for it well. I have a feeling I will need to learn more about math, ML, systems design and devops to stay in the game.