> Surely, I would fill my days with an eclectic mix of hobbies and spontaneous travel, funding the whole thing with the ultimate passive income stream.
Was this the original goal for not having a 'real' job?
> But for some reason I can't do that. I'm not good at using my free time for hobbies. I typically spend it thinking about work, or prototyping the 'next thing'.
This part was most attention-grabbing for me. Did you have many hobbies before you became so deeply involved in tech?
I like to think I'd be outside playing golf a few times a week, but that's something I used to do before getting a tech job in a city.
> Surely, I would fill my days with an eclectic mix of hobbies and spontaneous travel, funding the whole thing with the ultimate passive income stream.
Was this the original goal for not having a 'real' job?
> But for some reason I can't do that. I'm not good at using my free time for hobbies. I typically spend it thinking about work, or prototyping the 'next thing'.
This part was most attention-grabbing for me. Did you have many hobbies before you became so deeply involved in tech?
I like to think I'd be outside playing golf a few times a week, but that's something I used to do before getting a tech job in a city.