What are you doing these days?

A question I hear whenever I meet acquaintances. Well, here's my answer.

I used to work for a great company, but I eventually quit because one of the main reasons was probably the loss of my "independence". And since perceived independence is a high value to me, I rang the bell to get it back.

It took a lot to make that decision.

But it shows you that in the end, your values matter more than you'd like to admit for a long ti…