M27. I'm fighting depression for about a year now. I'm heavily introverted and I'm oversensitive to sounds, which makes working with people painful and tiring for me. I'm a software developer, but still I have to work with other people. Generally I have a strong need to isolate, living with other people in the same flat in insufferable. My wife is practically the only person I can spend time with.

I'm also frustrated by the way my average day looks like (waking up and preparing for work 7-8, work and commuting 8-18, eating supper, showering, preparing food for work for the next day 18-20/21). This leaves no time for anything else apart from the weekends. I have a lot of passions outside of work, but I am unable to pursue all of them in my free time. I deeply believe work is the main cause of my state.

There is a FIRE movement (Financial Independence, Retire Early). The idea is to save up and invest a substantial share of the income to be able to live off of the capital in an early age. There are different flavors - you can try to put away larger capital and leave your job or work part time with only part of that money.

My plan is to focus on saving up for another couple of years and leave my job with a transition period where I would work part time to confirm this will improve my well being. What are your thoughts about this path?