Doxory?

beppu: I'm getting tired of my $day_job and @day_jobs in general.

Asked 3 years ago

jmorzins: Pay is good.
kyrandil: consider doing volunteer jobs to achieve fulfillment.
tibbetts: Spend more time on your side projects. Sleep at work.
shadow: Try working nights.
ManWorkingHere: Earn money now, risk some investments, buy a house. then when some girl says she will love you forever, you can tell her to bug off....

ntn: Maybe it's time for at least a change of day-job, maybe to something in a different category.
jtu: If you can afford it, why not?
nelhage: If you have a plan for how to turn it into something real, go for it!
lakmiseiru: Can you make money on your cool projects? It's hard to work on cool things when you have no money. If you can, though, go ahead!
quince: Once you've earned enough to have a good cushion, then quit
aletta: if you can afford it, why not?
wdaher: As long as you've saved up enough to make this actually doable, and as long as no one else is depending on you for the cash...
transistorman: if you can afford it
kalannie: always follow your passion, just make sure you have a back-up plan. save up $$ for at least 3 months of living expenses so that you aren't too pressured to find something you really enjoy

seph: doing cool projects is cool, but does it pay? If you have a plan for making money with them, go for it, if not stick with the day job.
kevinr: If you've got the energy, do both. If not, maybe it's time to a) take a vacation, or b) punt it entirely.
sauergeek: Go part-time and work on the cool projects during the what-used-to-be work hours.
jrockway: Pick a job that lets you work on things you want to do. I agree that @day_jobs suck in general, but perhaps you'll be happy as a consultant. Working on other people's projects is always more profitable than working on your own. (Except in very rare cases. If you're the next Google, then quit your job and work on that.)
geoff: This problem is easy to solve in Common Lisp.
djdrue: Get your ducks in a row and be sure you can sustain yourself. take the extra time to prep your product launch and get realistic about your ability to make a profit before you quit your job.

If you make a stupid choice because a website tells you to, it's your own damn fault.