Ask HN: How many of you have the freedom to work on what they want?

I took a decision 1/2 year ago to concentrate on one thing. Little by little I scrapped side projects, brilliant 'other' ideas, stopped taking new clients for my web design studio, wrapped up old ones and finally today is the first day I can fully enjoy just sitting at home and coding my startup, watching the controllers grow. It's a feeling of freedom, peace with myself, hopefulness and fulfillment.

How about you? Were you able to do that, why or why not?

[Maybe if you could start with a digit for quick reference and then write your thoughts, experience, and interesting notes, that would be nice] +1 -> I have it -1 -> I wish, but i can't 0 -> other