I've(early 30s) been in London my whole life and work in tech.
Everyday I wake up, open the laptop, work for 8 hours, close it and then lie down for the evening and eat meals quietly.
I am financially comfortable, and can save a healthy 2K a month but not retire early comfortable.
My friends are in London, but I am feeling more and more isolated from them, either through distance, busyness of work, or that they are mostly career climbers, and I no longer want that, despite once being 'ambitious'. It's hard to relate, and trying to tell them of an alternative lifestyle just invites confusion from them.
I feel I have maxed out London life, barely taking the time to make use of London's offerings. They don't excite me anymore, even though I have the means to. What am I even doing here?
I don't even feel like travelling, again even though I have the means to. I used to travel all the time and now…
My job, is not something I can see myself staying in, and want to leave tech. More so, my lifestyle is not one that fills me with joy. There's something in my gut that is nagging me that this was the wrong job to take (I started this relatively recently) and that this modern lifestyle is not working for me. It's been going on for some time now.
My restlessness and apathy for my life is growing. I feel I want to leave my job and spend a year following my curiosities and working on my own projects for some time, doing some workstays and being away from the London office culture. It may very well be a one way ticket out of London at this point.
Have I lost my mind, especially in this challenging job market? How do people decide they want to up and quit their jobs to travel for a year? The old adage, wherever you go, there you are comes to mind. Some might say it's depression but I'm not convinced it is.
TLDR; apathy for my life, want to quit stable life and spend a year or more in exploration, and see where life takes me. Am I mad?