It could be, but here we only see a fragment of this person's life. I've often found that people who do this type of thing come from well-heeled families. And they conveniently leave out the details.
"I quit my $500k/year job to paint because mom and dad said I could convert the estate's 2500 sq ft carriage house into an in-law unit in case I don't become the next Andy Warhol" doesn't really sound inspirational and compelling.
What type of person throws his non-trivial money in his audience's face and gives an "Eat, Pray, Love" lecture? A clueless dolt. At least go the "Gospel of Wealth" route and tell us to found libraries and coding academies.
I described my finances in great detail in another blog post. I don’t think I’m risking anything consequential, because I can always go get a job again if this doesn’t work out for any reason. I definitely don’t think I’m doing anything irresponsible.
I wasn't interested in this post, but I'd like to see a follow-up a year later. Being an indie dev is a lot different than working at a publicly traded corporation. If I had one piece of advice it would be to get an office in a co-working space. Being in an environment where other people are running their businesses just gets you in the right mindset and helps form good habits.
"I quit my $500k/year job to paint because mom and dad said I could convert the estate's 2500 sq ft carriage house into an in-law unit in case I don't become the next Andy Warhol" doesn't really sound inspirational and compelling.
What type of person throws his non-trivial money in his audience's face and gives an "Eat, Pray, Love" lecture? A clueless dolt. At least go the "Gospel of Wealth" route and tell us to found libraries and coding academies.