A well written introspective piece. I left my job a few months before you did (Aug '11) and have a similar experience.
Here are some of the things that I've learned -
a) Set your working hours. Try to follow them, but not religiously. Having a batch of hours as free time is much better than being occupied throughout the day even for a 4 hour gig.
b) Get a small long term (ongoing) project. Few hours every month. Use the income from this project to pay the bills and perform other chores.
c) Any conversation with a random (or known) person about your profession can turn into a lead. You need to be in sales mode more than before.
Set your working hours. Try to follow them, but not religiously. Having a batch of hours as free time is much better than being occupied throughout the day even for a 4 hour gig.
Yup. Very good lesson to learn. Setting hours for work is much more useful than timing when you work.
Here are some of the things that I've learned -
a) Set your working hours. Try to follow them, but not religiously. Having a batch of hours as free time is much better than being occupied throughout the day even for a 4 hour gig.
b) Get a small long term (ongoing) project. Few hours every month. Use the income from this project to pay the bills and perform other chores.
c) Any conversation with a random (or known) person about your profession can turn into a lead. You need to be in sales mode more than before.