A little over two years ago I started my own company. It's one of the best things I've ever done.

It disqualifies me from unemployment. There is no job security. But fuck all that. I didn't have that before either. What's so great is that I can do exactly what I want to do! Sure, it creates a larger incentive to get assignments and I have to have a long-sighted economic plan, but all the money coming in is mine.
My sweat. My projects. My time.
On top of that I've made up oodles of delightful business cards, have an office with white boards and mindmaps and I work my own hours. Whenever I want I can take a one-hour walk and listen to old podcasts or eat lunch three hours earlier or later than usual.

It can seem like a big leap but what you're doing is trading whips. Instead of your boss getting paid to whip you, you whip yourself because you're your own boss. And mentally, as a person, you grow. You become a bigger person. And you don't need to keep compromising the way you do when you work for a company. This is the feeling that keeps growing inside me.

Your time needs needlessly to say to be divided into different types of projects. The projects that generate income to cover rent and such, so called Breadjobs. Then it's the projects that will generate income eventually, so called Plantjobs. And then there are the projects that are the most fun and creative projects that might not generate any income at all, the Bonusjobs. It's all about finding a balance between the three pieces of pie and to aim for using as little time as possible doing Breadjobs and to use the rest of the time on Plant- and Bonusjobs.