Totally relateable, i got laid off 3 months back from my company literally out of thin air, although i found another job in next 2 months
But these 2 months in which i was at my hometown reflecting what i was doing in general with my life in blr made me think is it really worth it?
Honestly after earning more than 1L the utility received from the money starts to decrease but you are in your head still competing with fellow colleagues/friends making your life miserable every single day
The stress doesn't come from how many hours you are working, it comes from how the money is being made because of a fear of losing it if we don't push hard enough
I have started to invest my money in starting small business in my home town which gives me 10k a month, yeah this is what i used to pay every month for going out in BLR, but the thing is , the money received from the shop I opened in the first month gave me more happiness than earnings for my job which gives me 20x more
Its more because i know this can be sustained without any hassle in the long run unlike a job
Start something of you own bro even if it gives peanuts... that's the only way you can escape this matrix