Yes. I lined it up so I quit right before a vacation (I don't recommend doing this, but I made it work) so I got to spend the first 10 or so days on a tranquil lake in the Appalachians. I woke up early and worked on short fiction every day, spent a lot of time around my loved ones and spent a little more than I could afford (I am still catching up). I am trying not to dwell too much on the last thing, because this was the first time for a long time that I let go of some of my inhibitions. Coming back to reality, I have had to work a little harder, but I think I appreciate that work twice as much now.

I think, like your (ex?) CEO, that playing to your strengths is generally a good bet, even though you might not be in the right place at the right time. (@SimpleStacker's post from earlier today is worth the read and related. Environment and peers can be either silent killers or really raise you up while you might be performing optimally.

Do you have some idea of what you'll do next?