It is really cool to perceive some of the structure of your visual cortex in cases like this. Another example is watching the patterns when your eyes are closed for a while in a dark room. Those spreading waves you can sometimes see resemble the activity recorded from cortex at rest.

Ok but hear me out… dog chariot.

You are right that your odds for self-sustainability aren’t good to suddenly switch to literary author. You need book deals first. Try talking to some authors (online if nothing else) to see what the day-to-day is like.

Pediatrics has a lot fewer drug addicts and dementia cases. Would you move to a teaching hospital? Changing scenes (while a lot of work) gives a fresh buzz to ambition

Because they have a stethoscope on the floor