Part of me daydreams of leaving my software engineering career by 40 to become a full-time dad and ski bum, but part of me also thinks I'd never be able to because I've never actually turned off my brain. Between the day job, real estate, and content creation, I don't think I've ever taken a real break in the last three years -- but oddly enough, it feels okay. I think I've learned to enjoy the process of self-betterment, now that my efforts are more for self-development than material gain.