Last year I participated in The Great Resignation, and left a job at a corporation that was no longer a fit for me and worked on my own projects for several months. This website was born during that time. Since then, I have started a new position working for other people again, but there were a lot of shifts in perspective that came with these decisions. First, quitting my job was not the worst thing in the world, as many more conservative colleagues had warned. I think the timing played a large role, as I do believe last year was probably one of the most advantageous times to leave a position without jumping into a similar one, as the demand for labor was extremely high. But also, with that experience, I feel more permission to walk away from any future positions that no longer feel good to me without fear of that space between roles in working for other people. There were a lot of things that were really great during that time off; having complete control over my time made me feel like I was living forever. I studied subjects which I would not have had the mental energy to focus on before. I was able to take a few trips that I had not scheduled around a vacation calendar. My biggest shift was learning to sit with myself and un-tie my sense of self worth to how productive I am or what my output is. When I decided I wanted to work on a team again, I was very deliberate about choosing the next place to work.