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[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago

I spent 4 years half working on my pet project, half going around and visiting friends and family, part of which was helping my brother build his house.

This was after burning out after 4 years at my first career job, where I felt like I was living Office Space.

It was a bit of a (non-religious) pilgrimage of sorts. I struggled with self worth, pretty extreme social anxiety, and what was valuable to me in life. I wasn't exactly broke, but I had to slow burn the ~$80k I had managed to save up before quitting.

I definitely value that time in my life and what that forged in myself. But it was pretty rough at times, mentally.