I used to think that I need to quit everything if I wanted to play with my ideas. I have dozens of those every year, so FOMO is hard. Playing the Online Game on Twitter and in my newsletter, talking with people over email, has been a fantastic boost to my career. It opened up discussions and opportunities with people I respect. The best of it all - I can play and experiment without dropping it all - I love working at Forter as VP Engineering, and I love working on my side projects as a writer and maker. I'm trying to provide value to a group of people in a niche that feels like playing to me (versus hard work to others), and this is how you can start the game. It takes years, but it compounds.