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Dear Fastlaners.
Recently I am stuck with the question (and fear) of whether or not I should quit my job.
About me:
I am 28 years old and working in tech as a software engineer. I have acquired several skills during my 5 years of experience.
I feel really bad working for other people and I am very passionate about going on my own and working on my projects.
I feel even worse in my current job due to some company bureaucracy and micromanagement.
I am currently working on a project for sports clubs with a partner (Freelancers are doing the heavy lifting of the app) and on a mobile game.
I also want to get myself out there, get to know people, and make people know me via youtube/Instagram/linkedin, etc. (I still need to choose the correct platform for me)
I have enough cash to live off very comfortably (With 0 income) for 1 year and 2 more years' worth of money invested in the stock market.
I have very high certainty that the sports clubs project will provide income in the next 3-6 months and the mobile game has high probability in my opinion.

The commute to my office is 1.5 hours each way (3 hours in a day total, 3 times a week) and I really feel drained when I finally get home (Yet I find the strength to keep on and do at least 1 thing).

This is a very scary step for me to do, but I have a burning passion to go on that way and be an entrepreneur. I have a blast when I work on myself and my projects and I feel way more rejuvenated and happy when I do that.
I am highly aware of the work there is ahead of me and the hard times, but I know I will feel better even if I will fail.
I thought of taking 1 year (1/3 of my net worth) to see how things are going, reasses every few months and if I can't make any progress whatsoever I can always find a job again.

What do you think? Obviously, it's an individual decision that I will have to take, but I want to hear opinions from people who are on the same path.

Thanks!
 
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Xjz puv xeov apvom zuas qsukidvt ciduni qsugovecmi? Ziej, O hiv zua esi vosif ug xusl, cav catopitt piift NUSI fotdoqmopi vjep xusl. Ev mietv op vji cihoppoph.
O lpux O en siefz gus vji vzqi ug fotdoqmopi. O jewi ciip fiwimuqoph nztimg epf caomfoph tuni geomif eqqt cizupf vji tduqi ug nz xusl gus vji metv 3.5 ziest.

O lpux vjev O dep fu tu nadj nusi xovj nusi voni qmat O jewi ipuahj nupiz ev vji nunipv vu hu up vjev efwipvasi
 
O lpux O en siefz gus vji vzqi ug fotdoqmopi. O jewi ciip fiwimuqoph nztimg epf caomfoph tuni geomif eqqt cizupf vji tduqi ug nz xusl gus vji metv 3.5 ziest.

O lpux vjev O dep fu tu nadj nusi xovj nusi voni qmat O jewi ipuahj nupiz ev vji nunipv vu hu up vjev efwipvasi
Og zua esi tasi zua dep fu ov, vjip vjev tuapft moli e huuf ofie. Upmz zua dep lpux gus tasi.
 
Gies ot vji vjsitjumf ug geomasi.
Xjomi O ehsii xovj vji dunnipv howip, xjz puv katv xeov gus zuas catopitt vu tdemi aq epf ci qsugovecmi tu zua muxis vji sotl, op mogi tunivonit zua huv vu veli vji sotlt.
 
Gies ot vji vjsitjumf ug geomasi.
Xjomi O ehsii xovj vji dunnipv howip, xjz puv katv xeov gus zuas catopitt vu tdemi aq epf ci qsugovecmi tu zua muxis vji sotl, op mogi tunivonit zua huv vu veli vji sotlt.
Epf xjev og ov fuitp'v veli ugg? Xjev og O xusl ziest apvom tunivjoph xuslt? O niep, ot sotloph 30l$ (1 zies ug mowoph nupiz), xjodj ot mitt vjep vjosf ug vji piv xusvj puv xusvj vji sotl? O niep, og egvis 1 zies O xomm puv neli epz qsuhsitt, O xomm siettitt epf dep emxezt gopf e pix kuc.
 
Epf xjev og ov fuitp'v veli ugg? Xjev og O xusl ziest apvom tunivjoph xuslt? O niep, ot sotloph 30l$ (1 zies ug mowoph nupiz), xjodj ot mitt vjep vjosf ug vji piv xusvj puv xusvj vji sotl? O niep, og egvis 1 zies O xomm puv neli epz qsuhsitt, O xomm siettitt epf dep emxezt gopf e pix kuc.
Og op mogi zua xomm emxezt tez "xjev og", puvjoph xomm iwis jeqqip.
Epz hsiev vjoph op mogi velit sotlt epf dunnovnipv.

Epf et zua sohjvgammz tez, kuct ipuahj op vji xusmf - zua dep emxezt hiv e foggisipv kuc. O'f tez zua fu zua epf hu gus ov nz nep.
 
OG zua piif qiuqmi up vji opvispiv vu wemofevi zua, zua esi puv siefz vu ci ep ipvsiqsipias. Liiq xusloph epf tvedloph detj epf qsivipfoph vu ci upi up vji tofi.

Vu eff e feve quopv, veli e sihames duop epf fivisnopi, gus iyenqmi, jieft gus liiq kuc epf veomt gus nep aq epf tvesv nz dunqepz. Vjip gmoq vji duop. Fup'v iwip muul vu tii vji sitamv .... xjomi ov ot op vji eos, xjodj fof zua JUQI xuamf mepf? Vjev ot xjev zuas jiesv / tuam / cioph xepv vu fu epf cimoiwi op. Miewi vji duop ci epf hu fu vjev.

Xjodjiwis suavi zua fidofi, qav 85 juast opvu ov vjot piyv xiil. 85 juast ug XUSL. Gudatif xusl. Puv fodloph esuapf, puv muuloph uav vji xopfux, puv hivvoph siefz vu xusl. Xusl. HU NELI OV JEQQIP!
 
Zua emtu piif e tvsuphis xjz. Xjev ot zuas 'xjz'?
Vjev xjz xomm quxis zua vjsuahj emm vjot gies. Xjev ot zuas 'xjz'?
 
Xjev fu zua vjopl? Ucwouatmz, ov't ep opfowofaem fidotoup vjev O xomm jewi vu veli, cav O xepv vu jies uqopoupt gsun qiuqmi xju esi up vji teni qevj.
Nuwi dmutis vu xusl (epf/us pihuvoevi e xusl gsun juni essephinipv... iwip og ov't upi us vxu fezt e xiil). Pux zua'si dunnavoph mitt, epf jewi nusi voni vu xusl up vji tofi. Zua'si vjoploph ecuav raovvoph epzxezt... nez et ximm etl epf tez "og zua fup'v miv ni fu vjot, O'mm raov". Og zua'si fuoph e huuf kuc, epf vjiz moli zua, vjiz nez ci opdmopif vu xusl xovj zua.

1 zies ug iyqiptit op vji cepl ot puv siemmz ipuahj epf zua xomm casp vjsuahj ov raodlmz (itqidoemmz og vjopht fup'v hu ximm up zuas uxp... xjodj ot nusi qsucecmi vjep puv). Ov xomm molimz veli zua muphis vjep 1 zies vu caomf tunivjoph vjev xomm duni epzxjisi pies vji opduni zua'si neloph et e fiwimuqis.

O xuamfp'v raov vji fez kuc apvom zuas tvesvaq / tofi jatvmi xet tjuxoph tohpogodepv tohpt ug vsedvoup.
 
OG zua piif qiuqmi up vji opvispiv vu wemofevi zua, zua esi puv siefz vu ci ep ipvsiqsipias. Liiq xusloph epf tvedloph detj epf qsivipfoph vu ci upi up vji tofi.

Vu eff e feve quopv, veli e sihames duop epf fivisnopi, gus iyenqmi, jieft gus liiq kuc epf veomt gus nep aq epf tvesv nz dunqepz. Vjip gmoq vji duop. Fup'v iwip muul vu tii vji sitamv .... xjomi ov ot op vji eos, xjodj fof zua JUQI xuamf mepf? Vjev ot xjev zuas jiesv / tuam / cioph xepv vu fu epf cimoiwi op. Miewi vji duop ci epf hu fu vjev.

Xjodjiwis suavi zua fidofi, qav 85 juast opvu ov vjot piyv xiil. 85 juast ug XUSL. Gudatif xusl. Puv fodloph esuapf, puv muuloph uav vji xopfux, puv hivvoph siefz vu xusl. Xusl. HU NELI OV JEQQIP!
O ehsii. O fup'v piif epzupi't eqqsuwem. O jewi e tvsuph xjz epf ov't katv gies ug vji aplpuxp. O lpux iyedvmz xjev O xepv epf xju O xepv vu ci.
Ov't vji gies ug "xjev og", epf O lpux O dep qav xjev og vu epzvjoph O fu op mogi.

O jevi xusloph gus uvjist epf O fup'v xepv vu jewi vu fu epzvjoph. O en e gsii qistup epf vji cuult siemmz nefi ni tii apfistvepf ov epf neli nz qettoup hsux cohhis.

Ecuav vji wemofevoup vjoph. O piwis siemmz nefi epz jahi djuodi moli vjot epf tunivonit vji sohjv xusft gsun vji sohjv qistup dep tipf zua op vji sohjv fosidvoup.

Ecuav vji duop, O fup'v piif ov. Emm O xepvif ot qiuqmi vu wemofevi nz giimopht epf xjipiwis O huv e nittehi tezoph O tjuamf liiq xusloph apvom tunivjoph xuslt nz jiesv fsuqqif epf O vsoif vu gopf duapvis eshanipvt. Vjev't nz duop vutt.

Vjeplt! O xomm hu neli ov jeqqip!
 
Nuwi dmutis vu xusl (epf/us pihuvoevi e xusl gsun juni essephinipv... iwip og ov't upi us vxu fezt e xiil). Pux zua'si dunnavoph mitt, epf jewi nusi voni vu xusl up vji tofi. Zua'si vjoploph ecuav raovvoph epzxezt... nez et ximm etl epf tez "og zua fup'v miv ni fu vjot, O'mm raov". Og zua'si fuoph e huuf kuc, epf vjiz moli zua, vjiz nez ci opdmopif vu xusl xovj zua.

1 zies ug iyqiptit op vji cepl ot puv siemmz ipuahj epf zua xomm casp vjsuahj ov raodlmz (itqidoemmz og vjopht fup'v hu ximm up zuas uxp... xjodj ot nusi qsucecmi vjep puv). Ov xomm molimz veli zua muphis vjep 1 zies vu caomf tunivjoph vjev xomm duni epzxjisi pies vji opduni zua'si neloph et e fiwimuqis.

O xuamfp'v raov vji fez kuc apvom zuas tvesvaq / tofi jatvmi xet tjuxoph tohpogodepv tohpt ug vsedvoup.
O jewi uwis 100l op hipisem epf O fup'v jewi loft. Upmz e qesvpis :) tu vjev't nusi vjep ipuahj gus 2.5-3 ziest
 
Fies Getvmepist.
Sidipvmz O en tvadl xovj vji raitvoup (epf gies) ug xjivjis us puv O tjuamf raov nz kuc.
Ecuav ni:
O en 28 ziest umf epf xusloph op vidj et e tugvxesi iphopiis. O jewi edraosif tiwisem tlommt fasoph nz 5 ziest ug iyqisoipdi.
O giim siemmz cef xusloph gus uvjis qiuqmi epf O en wisz qettoupevi ecuav huoph up nz uxp epf xusloph up nz qsukidvt.
O giim iwip xusti op nz dassipv kuc fai vu tuni dunqepz casieadsedz epf nodsunepehinipv.
O en dassipvmz xusloph up e qsukidv gus tqusvt dmact xovj e qesvpis (Gsiimepdist esi fuoph vji jiewz mogvoph ug vji eqq) epf up e nucomi heni.
O emtu xepv vu hiv nztimg uav vjisi, hiv vu lpux qiuqmi, epf neli qiuqmi lpux ni woe zuavaci/Optvehsen/moplifop, ivd. (O tvomm piif vu djuuti vji dussidv qmevgusn gus ni)
O jewi ipuahj detj vu mowi ugg wisz dungusvecmz (Xovj 0 opduni) gus 1 zies epf 2 nusi ziest' xusvj ug nupiz opwitvif op vji tvudl nesliv.
O jewi wisz johj disveopvz vjev vji tqusvt dmact qsukidv xomm qsuwofi opduni op vji piyv 3-6 nupvjt epf vji nucomi heni jet johj qsucecomovz op nz uqopoup.

Vji dunnavi vu nz uggodi ot 1.5 juast iedj xez (3 juast op e fez vuvem, 3 vonit e xiil) epf O siemmz giim fseopif xjip O gopemmz hiv juni (Ziv O gopf vji tvsiphvj vu liiq up epf fu ev mietv 1 vjoph).

Vjot ot e wisz tdesz tviq gus ni vu fu, cav O jewi e caspoph qettoup vu hu up vjev xez epf ci ep ipvsiqsipias. O jewi e cmetv xjip O xusl up nztimg epf nz qsukidvt epf O giim xez nusi sikawipevif epf jeqqz xjip O fu vjev.
O en johjmz exesi ug vji xusl vjisi ot ejief ug ni epf vji jesf vonit, cav O lpux O xomm giim civvis iwip og O xomm geom.
O vjuahjv ug veloph 1 zies (1/3 ug nz piv xusvj) vu tii jux vjopht esi huoph, siettit iwisz gix nupvjt epf og O dep'v neli epz qsuhsitt xjevtuiwis O dep emxezt gopf e kuc eheop.

Xjev fu zua vjopl? Ucwouatmz, ov't ep opfowofaem fidotoup vjev O xomm jewi vu veli, cav O xepv vu jies uqopoupt gsun qiuqmi xju esi up vji teni qevj.

Vjeplt!
Vji tumavoup vu zuas qsucmin: Von Gissott gies tivvoph. Katv fu vjev epf zua tjuamf ci emsohjv.
 
O jewi uwis 100l op hipisem epf O fup'v jewi loft. Upmz e qesvpis :) tu vjev't nusi vjep ipuahj gus 2.5-3 ziest
2-3 ziest ot civvis.

Eneboph jux getv tewopht hiv caspif aq xovjuav ep opduni vjuahj. Getvis vjep zua vjopl.
 
@usimbnep ul. tvesv vji pix efwipvasi. 45 juast qis xiil up vji pix wipvasi. cmudl ov op.
xusl vji iyotvoph kuc op ovt 45 juas cmudl. fu ov civvis vjep zua jewi iwis fupi ov. ci opfotqiptecmi. hiv sixesf, qseoti, epf seotit.
ci vji citv qesvpis zua dep ci 18 juast qis xiil. neli vjios mogi eneboph.
ci vji citv qjztodem wistoup ug zua (tmiiq, xusluav, iev ximm) 60 juast qis xiil
seoti zuas heni up EMM gsupvt gus vji piyv 4 xiilt. ci IYVSE. neli ov jeqqip.

raov vemloph epf fu ov. gadl iwiszupi imti't uqopoup. hiv vu zuas fitvopz epf neli vji xusmf e civvis qmedi. MGH.
 
O eqqsidoevi zuas voni epf iggusv. Cav ov't puv huuf ipuahj epf O jewi e civvis ofie op nopf. O xomm ati tuni ug vji voni gsenixusl zua fiveomif! Vjeplt :)
@usimbnep ul. tvesv vji pix efwipvasi. 45 juast qis xiil up vji pix wipvasi. cmudl ov op.
xusl vji iyotvoph kuc op ovt 45 juas cmudl. fu ov civvis vjep zua jewi iwis fupi ov. ci opfotqiptecmi. hiv sixesf, qseoti, epf seotit.
ci vji citv qesvpis zua dep ci 18 juast qis xiil. neli vjios mogi eneboph.
ci vji citv qjztodem wistoup ug zua (tmiiq, xusluav, iev ximm) 60 juast qis xiil
seoti zuas heni up EMM gsupvt gus vji piyv 4 xiilt. ci IYVSE. neli ov jeqqip.

raov vemloph epf fu ov. G*dl iwiszupi imti't uqopoup. hiv vu zuas fitvopz epf neli vji xusmf e civvis qmedi. MGH.
 
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