I've sworn off modules. I can never know them well enough to do them justice. (Or, more likely, I'm just too hard on myself.)
I do find modules to be a great source of inspiration, though.
I've also sworn off preparation. (Or rather, I do minimal preparation.) Not only do I not have a lot of time for preparation, but I'm not good at it anyway. I may not be great DM, but I don't think I'm any worse when winging it than when running a pre-prepared module.
Currently, I'm striving to let the players set their characters' own courses rather than trying to funnel them into a predetermined plot.