/biz/ - Business & Finance

I studied hard and landed a very good job in tech (fulfilling and challenging work, great team, great working conditions, not having to deal with corporate bullshit). Pretty much what I'd set as a goal when I first started thinking about my future.
Thing is, I feel like I'm losing part of myself whenever I'm not at home. It's hard to explain, but it feels like the "job me" is slowly chipping away at the "real me". I know it's unreasonable but I feel tormented by the fact that I don't have enough time to spend on my own self-development.
Most people feel that way (I think), but my case is more severe because I actually tasted the sweet nectar. I had a few months off before going to grad school and I spent all day reading, learning, making stuff and working out. I'd go to bed every night feeling like I was crafting my own perfect little world. I felt like I grew more than I ever did during that period of isolation and everything now feels like a joke in comparison.
Of course this is a selfish and childish way to think. I have a much better job than most people, I guess I'm just not very ambitious and would rather stay in my own little world.

I don't know how normies do it.