It's time to take a look back at my 'sabbatical' as my friends keep calling it. In December 2022 I quit my job with nothing lined up. The plan was to take a year off, living on a very tight budget, and focus on personal projects such as finishing a novel. Also, I needed some time to get over burnout before I could even consider looking for a new job. So how did it go? I would say it took me a good four months or so to really get my motivation back. I finished five new short stories and the...