[mawhidby]

Recently (as in a crazy experience over the past week), I've been feeling the same way described by you, and by the OP; but I've scaled this up to a much higher abstracted level.

The only way I can really describe it is (in terms of what you just said): "red, green, refactor" your life, not just your job. Constantly question everything you're doing, and find out what you don't like about it. Find the root cause of that feeling, and figure out what you can do to fix it. Find and take the steps to complete that.

Edit: I will add though, that the trick is to do so without stopping progress, as you said.

[twistedpair]

Congrats, you've discovered pragmatism. You're one of the lucky few.