Been there, got out. I recommend to listen to some of Cal Newport's "lifestyle centric career planning" podcast episodes on this. I basically followed similar

Been there, got out. I recommend to listen to some of Cal Newport's "lifestyle centric career planning" podcast episodes on this. I basically followed similar ideas a decade ago and have been very happy with the decision. Your thinking is not at all childish or idealistic. It's important to straighten these sort of questions out.