I have always thought that the freedom and autonomy you get from FIRE, the ability to form your life in a way that suits you best is a great goal to have.

But instead of spending 20 years or so just grinding a job i may or may not like, and then figure out what I want to spend my freedom doing; I would rather try to put me in a position when I can get most of the freedom and autonomy I seek long before that.

Most of us find pleasure in "working"; focused tasks that lead to something of value for others. Just see how people spend time helping others on reddit completely free of charge, because it is an inherently pleasureable feeling to posess some knowledge and use that to help others.

What I want is basically this (similar to the points in this book):

1. Freedom to work when I want and where I want. If I want to travel to New York for a month I could do that. If I want to take a month off I could choose to do that.

2. Being in charge of the work I do, have a great deal of autonomy in how I do the work, and not have to be micromanaged.

3. Creating something of value; being a part of something "greater" than me, finding some purpose. That usually means creating something that people find valuable in some ways.

An ideal day for me would be something like 4-5 hours of focused work every 4-5 days of the week. There would be little stress and few strict "deadlines".

If I could manage to find such work (or make most likely create it myself), I would happily do that for the rest of my life without the need to retire. I would not mind grinding a few years to get in such a position.

Have anyone here had similar thoughts, or perhaps taken the step to create work that suits your preferences?

Do you have any thoughts on what would be required to achieve this goal?