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I left my job to make video games, mostly solo. I'm financially able to pursue this lifestyle for the foreseeable future. > One of the nice things about having

I left my job to make video games, mostly solo. I'm financially able to pursue this lifestyle for the foreseeable future. > One of the nice things about having a 9-5ish job is that I have to go into the office on a regular basis (not necessarily every day). You hit the nail on the head for me. What I miss most from a normal job isn't money or status, but simply being around other people. I never once thought that I would have felt this way. I'll be joining a coworking space when money permits, to be sure.

chipsy 12y ago
Your HN profile says you are in the Bay Area. If Oakland is within reach, we run a free coworking session every Tuesday afternoon. It is primarily social in nature(with occasional "everybody is busy" days). [0] More generally, I try to make my daily routine get me out of the house before I turn on the computer. That is, either I go out of the house and go to the gym, then work when I come back, or I go out of the house and sit down at a coffeeshop and work for two-to-four hours, then go to the gym, then come back. Changing locale tends to matter a lot to me, even if I'm not actually social while I'm out. [0] http://www.meetup.com/SF-Bay-Area-Game-Jamming-Game-Design/events/219976985/ http://www.meetup.com/SF-Bay-Area-Game-Jamming-Game-Design/e...