I myself am on a similair road. I quit from a very prestigious job at a university for a lesser job at a lesser university. Why? Because i used to work at least 10 hours a day but now i work only 3 hours as obligatory. So i get paid less, who cares, i have the time to add to myself now, i can learn a new language, a coding language if possible, photoshop. I can do more on steemit. What i earned from quitting a guaranteed job is diversity in my life and hopefully in the way will earn my living in the future. To becoming a digital nomad!