I don’t know why I felt so nervous filming this, but in this video I’m sharing a decision I’ve been marinating on for the past three to four months: I’m quitting my job to take an adult gap year. After going back to Asia to see my parents, I came home with a lot more encouragement to do what’s best for me and my career. When I returned to NYC in January, work was going through major org and management changes, plus a lot of AI thrash that honestly made me anxious—so I’ve been reflecting on what that means for the 9-to-5 world and for the solo entrepreneurship path I want to explore next. I talk through the messy middle: the cold feet, the journaling, the self-doubt, and how one 15-minute conversation can swing my decision if I’m not grounded. The hardest part is that I actually like my job—I love my product team, I have real friends at work, and it’s a “good on paper” situation with pay and benefits. But I’m choosing to let go of something good to make space for something that might be great, because the worst case for me is never taking the risk and always wondering. I also share how I’m trying to be mindful about posting this in today’s job market while still staying transparent, and I include the moment I officially put in my two weeks.