Well it is possible you would be well served by posing the problem a bit differently. Is the loathing you have for your well-paying job because it is inherently loathsome? Or because you have over the years done things in it which you regret to the point where the whole environment takes on a flavor of disgust -- which actually comes only from a few particular instances where you did something harmful or regrettable?

If you really understand where the feelings come from, including how you may have contributed to them yourself, then follow your heart; but not before. One is a path of growth, and one is a path of flight.

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