u/Kaka79

Working outside of my 9–5 to ideate about new products/services, and to chat with my network about problems worth solving, is starting to feel unsustainable long term.

I don’t want to completely sacrifice family time, social life, or exercise just to pursue side projects outside work hours.

I’m contemplating moving to part-time (3 days a week) work so I can give myself more time to think, build, and be creative, while still earning enough to comfortably cover my major monthly expenses.

Part of me feels like having two free weekdays (for example Thursday/Friday) would throw me into the deep end a bit - but with a life jacket. Enough pressure to actually build and create, without completely removing financial stability.

I have savings, so I’m in a position where I could intentionally earn less for a period of time in exchange for more time and mental space.

Has anyone here done something similar? How did it work out for you? What would you do in my position?

Working outside of my 9–5 to ideate about new products/services, and to chat with my network about problems worth solving, is starting to feel unsustainable long term.

I don’t want to completely sacrifice family time, social life, or exercise just to pursue side projects outside work hours.

I’m contemplating moving to part-time (3 days a week) work so I can give myself more time to think, build, and be creative, while still earning enough to comfortably cover my major monthly expenses.

Part of me feels like having two free weekdays (for example Thursday/Friday) would throw me into the deep end a bit - but with a life jacket. Enough pressure to actually build and create, without completely removing financial stability.

I have savings, so I’m in a position where I could intentionally earn less for a period of time in exchange for more time and mental space.

Has anyone here done something similar? How did it work out for you? What would you do in my position?