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Clearly Keith does not play video games.

Have to agree .. I'm looking at my Steam back catalogue wondering how I'm ever going to find the time to play everything .. And it's almost time for another Xmas sale!

I'm north of 550, about half unplayed at this point.

After a grueling year of work ending in a layoff in 2007, I took a full year off in 2008. Played a lot of games, but also watched 4 films a day, became competent with several instruments, read a lot and started myself on the path to changing careers.

I have a stack of technical books on topics I'm deeply interested in that I don't have time to read. At this point, I see work as a major impediment to doing what I want with my life. It's a problem that I desperately want to solve, but I don't really have hope for a solution. I'm on the low-end of developer salaries.

Well, you managed to take a year off work which is pretty impressive! I've never had a year off and don't expect to until I retire :( You could always try remote work + moving to a cheaper country. Alternatively, if you can make money doing something you enjoy, it won't really feel like work.

I worked remotely for 5 years and that's how I managed to "level up" and change careers.

The kind of stuff I want to focus on now though requires deep, focussed effort over an extended period of time.

I enjoy what I do but not as much as what I could be doing, if that makes sense.

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