Another angle is to try living this ideal life for a month or so. It might be difficult to pretend, because you can't 100% relax into it, but it might alert you

Another angle is to try living this ideal life for a month or so. It might be difficult to pretend, because you can't 100% relax into it, but it might alert you to things you need you hadn't realized (eg. social); or, contrariness, give you a boost of motivation to do whatever it takes to secure it (eg work to save a little more money; research etc.) It's just that idea of starting small, as a way to get started and get more information, more confidence (from having some progress), and get the blood flowing through acting on your vision. BTW: lutsp is in the thread, who's actually done this (see his link to his shack.)