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If you were 25 and your parents encouraged you to quit the full-time job you've worked for three years which is burning you out, would you do so and spend a couple of months living with them to focus on your writing?

No. Living with parents after you're 18 is bad.

better have something to show for it or a justification if you ever plan on returning to the previous lifestyle.

a few months to find yourself wouldnt go over to well in most interviews if questioned about the gap in your work history

Depends on what your parents are like.

Even for a short period?

George Saunders lived with his parents for a whole year at 26 years old. Douglas Adams lived with his mommy for 6 months at age 25. Jack Kerouac lived with his mother for almost a decade on-and-off.

What's so bad about it if you don't plan on simply playing video games and NEETing out?

It's hard to get laid when you're living with your parents.

My mom is fine, she lives with her partner and they are both retired. They are on vacation all of January so I'd have the place to myself.

My justification would be my desire to leave New York and find work in my hometown, a smaller city. The fact is I'm never going to produce anything of value if I'm slaving away from 8:30am to 5:30pm in a job which is easy enough but mentally draining. I have tried, but II feel like I'm driving in a low gear most of the time after work.

>with her partner
Is your mom a lesbian?

I don't mind that. My focus is on my writing. The fact is many authors get their first stuff published around my age, and most (in my research) made the decision to work part-time (or attended an MFA) in order to find the time and focus necessary to write to the best of their abilities. I understand it's a big risk, but I feel like I am just degenerating into a placid, meek and unambitious moron by sitting here staring at spreadsheets all day.

No