In January 2018 I left my job with Ubiquiti Networks where I had been developing video apps for the iOS platform since 2014. Prior to Ubiquiti I had been doing client programming work (as an employee with a couple agencies) since 1999. (Really, changes were already afoot because in August of last year our family moved to Switzerland from the United States). I’ve been using the past 8 weeks to catch up on household tasks, enjoy a break after nearly 20 years of constantly working, take stock, and reflect on what I would like to do next. Oh, and I’ve started making my first game (or at least my first game in almost 20 years).
Some of my reflections
- I want to simplify my online life/presence. I was maintaining (neglecting) two separate blogs while mainly posting to Twitter instead.
- I really enjoy working from home (which I have been doing since the first time we moved to Switzerland in 2002).
- It’s very important for me who I work with, perhaps more so than what I work on.
- I would like to make games.
- Eventually I will need to earn some money.
In future posts I will enumerate what I have (and haven’t yet) done to act on the above points.
