There was an article I read a few years ago, pretty much in the same boat as you. To put it in words, a professor quit academia to become a mechanic because wor

There was an article I read a few years ago, pretty much in the same boat as you. To put it in words, a professor quit academia to become a mechanic because working with his hands, the results of his labour are self evident, and he doesnt need to constantly explain himself. For bricklayers, electricians and mechanics and other artisans all they have to do to prove their worth is point: look the wall stands, the lights come on, the engine starts.