Ask HN: Do you ever feel the urge to work on something tangible?
Hey!<p>You are not alone. I started getting this feeling around 2-3 years back and the feeling still lingers in me. I want to get out of tech (its been around 9 years in tech for me), and build real stuff, stuff you could feel and touch and adore.<p>I would quit tech, if i figured out what i wanted to build (for real). I would augment my craft with tech, but i wouldn&#x27;t want to be working in tech to make a living.<p>And no, you are not depressed for gods sake! You are absolutely normal! The problem with the tech industry as i see it, is that you never attain mastery over your craft. It is a never ending game. You always have something new to learn - the paradigms keep shifting and priorities keep changing. While that may excite the majority, there are a bunch of us who would like to master our craft to perfection -  and this sense is hard to attain in tech (please feel free to disagree,  and if you are the lucky few please get in touch). I have envied craftsmen too.<p>But if you talk to them, they would probably envy us - since we make more money than them.<p>Best thing i figured is, use your privilege of making more money than majority and secure your future so you could buy some time to explore the craft you want to perfect. It should be on the side. And once you are clear you want to do it for the rest of your life - quit your job and move on to work on your craft.<p>Hope that helps!