Building a career around my brain, not against it

I keep getting told I should be in tech or data because 'ND people are good at that.' But I hate sitting at a screen eight hours. I thrive on variety, human connection, solving problems in the moment.

So I'm building something different — freelance consulting. It's terrifying and unstable, but it fits my brain.

If you've found or built work that aligns with how your brain actually works (not despite it): what's the work, how did you get there, and what's the trade-off — money, stability, freedom?