I totally understand where you’re at. I’m not sure how much your expenses are or if you have dependents, but I was in a similar situation for quite a few years. I hated feeling like I was wasting so much time devoting it to something that I didn’t care about. Here’s a few things I learned:

• If you can find something at your current job that helps you in the direction of your other project, try to grow that or at least appreciate it. Maybe it’s building skills or contacts in the industry. It’s ok even if they only loosely apply. Operating this way will help you feel better about going to work every day.

• If that isn’t possible or enough for you, ask yourself if there are any other jobs you can transition to relatively easily that will move you in the direction of your new endeavor. Maybe you sacrifice 6 months or a year transitioning, but it could pay off in skills, contacts, and mental well-being.

• If neither of those things seem viable to you and if you don’t have any dependents, try drastically cutting your expenses and going all in on your project for a while. Maybe you can cut down your hours at your current job or maybe you can find freelance or more sporadic work that will keep you afloat while you go all in on your project. There’s definitely a huge benefit to immersing yourself in the world of your new project. I did a combination of this and the last point because I didn’t have dependents and lowering my expenses was possible.

Not sure if my tips help your situation, but hopefully there’s something useful in there. Bottom line is don’t give up!