But I really want to be an astronaut ;-). If I fail my astronaut exam, perhaps I'll temporarily make french fries, only to be back for the next astronaut exam.

Getting a job right now is like preparing for the astronaut exam, not taking it, and deciding to make french fries instead. While making french fries I'll constantly be wondering whether I would have passed the exam and become an astronaut.

At the moment, the pressure put on myself to become independent and self-sustainable is less than the pressure to finish this project.