While this sounds great to most people, at the moment to me it just seems stressful. I'm a smart, creative guy, but I want to be creative on my own terms. That is, I don't want my livelihood to depend on my own creative talents. That's too much pressure. I would much rather work a low-paying, even "dull" 8-5 job where I only have to work 40 hours per week. Then, not only would I not feel guilty about resting and relaxing after the official workday is through, but I would also have the freedom to then use my creative energies in whatever way I see fit, for my own fulfillment/enjoyment, not because it's what I'm paid to do.
My brother worked as a bartender for awhile right after he graduated college. This seems like a good possibility to me.
Pros:
- Once you're done with work, you're done
- Uniquely relational
- Relatively independent
Cons:
- Working nights and weekends
- At busy times it requires lots of speed/efficiency/multitasking
- Could potentially get old fast