Corporate Webdev brianlet here.
I lurk Veeky Forums for fear of descending into a vacuum of brainlet eternity otherwise.
TLDR: You need a vacation AND you need a well thought our plan (with spreadsheets).
I’ve freelanced, been on EI (unemployment pay from the government), and been unemployed, fucked because my parents can’t bail me out. I traveled during these periods in my late 20’s and have some things to say on this.
What I’ve learned:
>you need to save.
Making money at a stable boring ass job? SAVE MONEY NOW.
>drink the Tim Ferris 4 hour work week koolaid.
You’ll need to generate income. Come up with something to do this. It has to be bullet proof. For example I was doing freelance and clients fucked off when I had to pay rent. NOT FUN!
>But user, you are working a job now.
YES. After a string of fails (this lifestyle is like walking a tight rope that has a different prick shaking the wire month to month) I decided to go back to a desk (mind you in a totally different city than when I started). I gained a lot of awesome experience, worked on some nice sites that will look good on the resume, partied/fucked some qt3.14s
My plan has been to establish myself, save, and work on projects with the hope of figuring out a revenue generating success. It’s hard, but you gotta keep trying.
While on your journey you will need to keep reading self-help books otherwise you’ll go insane. I’ve found myself in some fucked up situations, sleeping in places where I thought I was going to get murdered or eaten alive by the rodents, clinging to Tony Robbins books.
For now, TAKE A GOOD VACATION (Cuba is nice/cheap this time of year). It will put it all in perspective. Throwing it all away won’t do you any good. Save money, have a plan, THEN throw it all away.
Burn Bridges for fuel!