I'm doing something similar. I sold the technology of my (very) small startup in 2007 and had enough to stop "working" and putz around for a few years. I had no

I'm doing something similar. I sold the technology of my (very) small startup in 2007 and had enough to stop "working" and putz around for a few years. I had no aim but kept trying whatever took my fancy. Eventually, something clicked as being in demand, profitable, and something I enjoyed doing. That's now my new business and I try to optimize so that at least 80% of the work is something I enjoy doing (and try to outsource anything that I don't!) Without that initial runway, however, I'd never have done it and this idea of having some extended time off or having a healthy pillow of cash to cushion a potential fall seems to be a common element of many stories like this.