Just find one or two temp agencies in your area - they’ll probably get you placed into the type of gig you want quickly, and there will be no expectation for lo

Just find one or two temp agencies in your area - they’ll probably get you placed into the type of gig you want quickly, and there will be no expectation for long term commitment. Can’t hurt to try. At one point I had a 3 month break between research gigs, and just got a temp job moving boxes around a factory. Long hours and bad pay but it was a nice change of pace for a bit.