A life of creation
I am sure I am not the only one who has seen dozens of videos, read blogs and listened to podcasts about successful indie-preneurs that created it. Engineers, such as Peter Levels & Danny Postma, or even a Photographer - Dani Connor.
You might ask - Well, what have they created, that's so interesting?
I am not writing about the business or some project, that they managed to create - these get plenty of highlights as is.
I am writing about their lives. Each of these, and more, individuals have managed to create a life, that allows them to live from their own skills & creativity.
This is completely different from my life, where I am living off my current 9-5, 40 hour work week, company.
The anxiety of growth
Something that I have been feeling more and more over my Software Engineer career, is this anxiety, that I always must perform.
- You get into a meeting with someone, and they expect you to solve their issue, in the way that pleases them.
- You get a assigned a project, where even though your manager says it is okay to fail, you know that they and everyone around wants this project to be an absolute success.
- You get a promotion into a new role, and now you find time to both do more and learn new skills with the same time you had before.
This is okay. Large businesses need to constantly grow into even larger businesses.
But that's not okay for me. I don't want to be this optimised machine that is capable of conforming to every new person and decision made by someone on the top floor.
Who am I
I am a Software Engineer with over 7 years of experience in the industry, primarily focused on Frontend.
Who am I (actually)
I am just a guy writing this from my home office in Lithuania, Vilnius:
- My favourite dish is Pasta Carbonara (no cream)
- One of my favourite movies is The Batman (2022)
- I've taken up some basic woodworking as a hobby, hopefully I can share something on this
Lastly, I live in a family of four: a gorgeous & smart fiance, a dog, and two cats.
The Commitment
Internet, I am committing to spending the next year, working towards generating 2,000 € monthly passive income.
I will be doing this together with my 9-5 job.
How?
I am not sure yet, but here are my thoughts:
- I have seldom done open source, and I want to give back to the community that helped me build my skills.
- I have never done freelance, and I think that's valuable as you get exposed to many different products.
- I have never released a paid product of my own, and I don't understand how the whole complex process works.
I need more time to convert these thoughts into actual values that I can live by, and I think that will happen over time.
However, I can promise that I will share every step of this journey, whatever it is with you,
Hopefully, I will also get better at blogging, so these posts are less rough.
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