One might argue that it’s harder to quit than it is to start. Quitting is deciding to stop doing something that was initially worth your time and energy - that you were probably pretty excited about at one time. And then something changed.

I've learned a lot during this time off, mostly as a result of finally having time - time to do whatever I wanted, time to pursue my interests, time to just sit with my thoughts, and enough time to be bored (a glorious feeling!) These are my favorite lessons learned from my time spent not working.

This is a continuation of last week's post, which discussed quitting my engineering career in July 2021 and what it felt like making several big life changes at once.

I thought alot about what it would feel like after I quit my job. I fantasized about the first morning I could wake up and not have work looming over me. Unfortunately after I turned in my work laptop, there was no instantaneous feeling of elation like I had fantasized about