Great perspective, i’d like to read more of your work. Personally i’ve experienced something i never have this year. Layoff after 13 years at the same company. I have alot of nothing time now. It has forced me to reflect and try to ask questions i never have considered before, or otherwise struggled my whole life to answer. For me, i discovered new passion this year. Before i got laid off. An entrepreneurial spirit. And new capabilities i didn’t know i had because my corporate owner did not need those skills from me. Who knew?

So taking this break on a good severance package has been incredibly productive for me in allowing me to think. And plan. And play with ideas. And be creative. Allowing me to forge my future for the first time. Scary too, as i’m not sure not only what the dream career is, but if i can find it should i define it sufficiently.

A colleague once told me “stay loose until rigor counts”. Living by this simple policy allows me to explore more widely than ever before without inefficiency or wasting time on non productive endeavors. Picking 5 from 25 options to focus on after brainstorming a few months. i am getting a bit tired of the stress not doing imposes on me though. Lack of coworkers for extended periods of time can make you a bit bonkers. Everyone has advice, no one knows how best to grapple though, routine is a personal thing that everyone needs at least a little of.