Ask HN: How many of you have the freedom to work on what they want?

4 pointspepeto14y ago1 comments

I took a decision 1/2 year ago to concentrate on one thing. Little by little I scrapped side projects, brilliant 'other' ideas, stopped taking new clients for my web design studio, wrapped up old ones and finally today is the first day I can fully enjoy just sitting at home and coding my startup, watching the controllers grow. It's a feeling of freedom, peace with myself, hopefulness and fulfillment.

How about you? Were you able to do that, why or why not?

[Maybe if you could start with a digit for quick reference and then write your thoughts, experience, and interesting notes, that would be nice] +1 -> I have it -1 -> I wish, but i can't 0 -> other

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aparadja14y ago

I've always dreamed about being self-employed, living off the profits of my own products. Finally, a few months ago, I quit my job with enough savings for a year to have a go at it.

In a way, I didn't just quit the job to start coding. The main reason was to see if I actually wanted the life I'd been daydreaming about. I figured there was no way to know without trying. So far, I've enjoyed every day of it. Working on what I want has been amazing for motivation and productivity.

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