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    Planning to move to LA.

    Trying to get rid of all this junk and down size all my belongings. All the while my stomach is in knots screaming "Don't do it! This is a mistake!"

    Really heart wrenching, though the cold, hard logic of this being a positive move is tough to deny. I've lived in Indiana my whole life. I currently reside in a very shitty little town. So this is a massive improvement in terms of career opportunities, quality of life.

    But fuck if uprooting your whole life and rebuilding your professional network from scratch isn't daunting.

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    • yeah its worth it tho.. less is more and new adventures etc..autoflavour
    • +sun +oceanGnash
    • you will get tons of new crap, don't worry.eryx
    • you'll be fine, dude... :)PonyBoy
    • you'll love it man, get the hell out of hicksville before it's too late.GuyFawkes
    • Did it 19 years ago. Still here.ArmandoEstrada
    • I want to move to LA too. Fell in love w/ Santa Monicasureshot
    • do it!sureshot
    • welcome to a very shitty large townfuturefood
    • no, I'm kidding...sounds exciting.futurefood
    • Don't do it! This is a mistake!pango
    • Did it (obviously not with LA) and my stomach told me not to. Should've listened to him.mekk
    • went to L.A. worked, got fucked, went back miss it every winter ;DArchitectofFate
    • Follow your user name!mugwart
    • Where are you moving from? LA has a lot of downsides (prepare to spend an hour + going anywhere), but I like it.MondoMorphic
    • Sell everything, go, don't look back!robotron3k
    • Terre Haute, Indianafate
    • i lived in Santa Monica for 13 years and the Hollywood hills for one. moved to ny august 2016. thinking of moving back to west side of LA next monthshellie
    • beach. hiking. snowboarding. mild winters and an untouched job market. there are thousands of agency and entertainment creative jobs for you thereshellie
    • a lot of the YouTube content mills are out there too. nobody knows you so its a nice clean slate. leave your small pond, the ocean is where its at.shellie
    • suggestion: sublet short term until u know where in LA u really need to be. will all ur jobs be east or west. it matters. commute wise it will effect happinessshellie
    • finding a gig in LA is way easier than other cities, especially if you've got your shit together.brandonp
    • In 2011, I sold EVERYTHING I own in London and moved to NYC. Best thing I ever did. Follow your heart and good luck. FYI Good people always find good people.nylon
    • Courage.stoplying
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