Speculating, I’d guess the most common blockers are risk/​loss aversion and not having much slack. If you are spending most of what you earn and are reasonably happy with how your life is going, it’s quite hard to make the jump to doing something very different—what if it doesn’t work out, you burn through your savings quickly, and you can’t go back?
Speculating, I’d guess the most common blockers are risk/​loss aversion and not having much slack. If you are spending most of what you earn and are reasonably happy with how your life is going, it’s quite hard to make the jump to doing something very different—what if it doesn’t work out, you burn through your savings quickly, and you can’t go back?