Ask HN: What was the biggest contributor to your happiness in the past year?

Re:Ask HN: What was the biggest contributor to your happines... by btzo on Sunday March 21, 2021 @11:01AM (#26530954)

Accept that I didn't need a regular job like everyone else.

I abandoned my fear of being an entrepreneur and embraced the idea.

I lowered my cost of living, valued my skills, and started freelancing to pay the bills while I try to build something.

My best decision so far. Ironically today I work a lot more, but the realization of doing something with my time aligned with my dreams makes all the difference.

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Re:Ask HN: What was the biggest contributor to your happines... by atom-morgan on Sunday March 21, 2021 @03:49PM (#26533317)

How was the transition for you? Did you already have clients from past work or did you start cold?

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Re:Ask HN: What was the biggest contributor to your happines... by btzo on Sunday March 21, 2021 @04:43PM (#26533803)

Start cold.

I had money saved up for a few months.

I sent some cold emails to some companies that I knew might be interested in my profile and contacted people looking for freelancers, monthly ask HN seeking freelancers was a good place to start. Also, I contacted some friends in the market offering my services.

Note to anyone considering doing something similar: Networking is an important business, don't neglect it.

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