I am at my mind's end with my current 6-month hiatus from paid employment. Thank goodness I still have my chief editor and writer role for the EDM media company I work for -- at least it gives me some daily purpose and structure while also providing me opportunities for free guest list tickets. It is really my only saving grace at this point because I'm basically out of funds for recreational activities unless I get them comped. Sadly, my long-form editorial industry is slowly crumbling away as our target audience is much more interested in 7-second videos than 5-paragraph articles.
I have a feeling that there might be some kind of renaissance period for longer form, specialized content, because not anyone can create it well.
I'll be hanging on tight waiting for that renaissance to come. Hopefully, my writing is good enough to make it to the promised land!