I have found that when I feel lost, it's usually an indicator that I'm missing one leg of a three-legged stool:
1) Mastery: I need some skill that I feel like I can work at and improve; ideally at a level just at the edge of my competence to continually stretch myself
2) Autonomy: I need to feel like I have the ability to direct my efforts to a certain degree. With your financial resources, I would think you have this one covered.
3) Purpose: The work needs to provide meaning and align with my personal values.
Note that these don't need to be defined by a vocation. I personally don't think there's anything wrong with using a vocation to fund whatever activity/activities meet the above. Ironically, that helps give even a dead-end job some purpose.
Do you find that all these need to come from the same activity? Is it ok if you for example have autonomy at work and are pushing your mastery on wood carving in the evenings and are getting purpose from feeding the poor on the weekends?
I think it is okay to get ones needs from different places. It is ideal when one can find a perfect fit where they all align but itβs not necessary to strive for that.
1) Mastery: I need some skill that I feel like I can work at and improve; ideally at a level just at the edge of my competence to continually stretch myself
2) Autonomy: I need to feel like I have the ability to direct my efforts to a certain degree. With your financial resources, I would think you have this one covered.
3) Purpose: The work needs to provide meaning and align with my personal values.
Note that these don't need to be defined by a vocation. I personally don't think there's anything wrong with using a vocation to fund whatever activity/activities meet the above. Ironically, that helps give even a dead-end job some purpose.