Hi Tom,

Hmmm, really interesting points and background you have. It's cool that you enjoyed and gravitated towards the abstract stuff rather than the practical (I was quite the opposite for my B Sc. in Math).

I'm curious, why do you think that is? Do you enjoy covering new ground, the art of problem solving, etc.?

Another question I would ask yourself is how important is money to you? Do you have any financial goals? It sounds like you could have the skill set for a high-paying programming job. Maybe a type of math related job on the trading floor where you are forced to innovate different ways of modelling things, working tightly with a team?

Another random idea I'd throw out is the idea of a sinecure: think Einstein at the patent post office. Maybe you are content making a moderate sum of money doing something with concrete deadlines and tasks where you can easily check boxes, but also want to stimulate your brain with a good team that pushes each other in their own respect.

I work on a lot of personal projects outside of my job-job, and I have found Discord is a great way of making those connections.

I hope these prompts were helpful; happy to follow up for more ideation. :)