Once you have experienced freedom, returning to the dread of the 9-to-5 methodology makes you feel trapped.

Loss of sleep, loss of time, loss of a joyous spirit. Don't get me wrong, working to stay alive with access to resources is necessary. However, trading time for a paycheck doing the opposite of what your spirit wants creates a fork in the road.

You can head down the starving-but-free-artist-road or stay on the work-to-survive path.