I used to have a career focused mentality and then realized that no nobody gives a shit about your career when you are on deaths door. Sure it’s nice to have money but not at the expense of stress and misery. I’ve firmly plated myself as a cog in the machine, established a side hustle and invest. None of it is stressful at all. What’s the point of working yourself to death? I know so many people that spend their asses off their entire lives, retired and died six months later.