> You speak of health concerns down the road, but I have concerns over the health of my soul right now. I do not want to get to old age and realize that I've ju

> You speak of health concerns down the road, but I have concerns over the health of my soul right now. I do not want to get to old age and realize that I've just been doing pointless shit for money my whole life, just to stay safe, meanwhile building someone's stupid dream instead of my good dream. That's where the hedonism road leads you, but whose trip just takes you 20 to 30 years instead of 60 or 70 or 80. The ant and the grasshopper fable was written down by Aesop over 2 thousand years ago. This isn't new. Just because you come up with an excuse about "soul health" that doesn't mean that you aren't volunteering to enter a world of pain by neglecting your livelihood and ability to generate income. And please do realize you do have influence over your career. If you chose to work on uninspiring projects them... Don't, and instead search for projects that you feel are more rewarding. Demand for skilled developers is so high that anyone remotely competent has to fend off recruiters lining up to pay salaries that are way above any nation's median wage.