[TL;DR: I'm starting to suspect my work is incompatible with holding a full-time academic job at a present-day university, at least in the UK. I plan to drop my academic duties to some part-time percentage, to make time to pursue projects I care about and for other income streams. That could be contracting, but could also be crowdfunding from supporters. A little support could free me up to do significantly more writing and programming—and thinking, more importantly. These are things I've s...