What if you could live your dream day without leaving your 9–5?
I thought that was impossible… until I realized I was already doing it.
My “quit my job” dream day looked like this:
Workout in the morning.
A few hours of meaningful work (on stuff I care about).
Lunch with my wife.
Basketball or pickleball in the evening.
Occasionally, traveling during the week
And one day it hit me—
That’s exactly how my life looks now.
Why?
Because I’ve designed my work to fit my life, not the other way around.
Remote work made this possible for far more people than ever before. You no longer have to be an internet entrepreneur to:
Take a mid-day walk.
Travel without draining PTO.
Work from a new city just because.
Don’t make the same mistake as most people.
They chase promotions and raises without asking if those “upgrades” will cost them time, flexibility, or energy.
Instead of asking, “How do I get ahead at work?”
Ask, “How do I live the life I want?”
5 Micro Freedoms You Can Win Inside a Job
Time Autonomy – Negotiate flexible or core hours.
Place Autonomy – Work remotely, even part-time.
Energy Protection – Take on projects that grow skills you value.
Financial Automation – Use your paycheck to buy time, not just things.
Vacation Engineering – Stack PTO with weekends/holidays for longer breaks.
Freedom is a spectrum.
You can start living more of your ideal life now—without quitting your job.
If I’m living the life I want without leaving my job, you can too.
—Jake