Length: 62 hrs and 52 mins
https://www.audible.com/pd/Sherlock-Holmes-Audiobook/B06WLMW...
The propensity to deal with bullshit, crap that doesn't matter including other people's mission (e.g. startup founders), the internalization of the limited time we have makes the early professional/working years so much more valuable and hence something to maximize.
It's a different path but that pays off handsomely if things work out half as well.
In terms of framing, instead of saying you're in S. Asia and $30/hr is a big deal, you could figure out a rough $ value of your work to the company. In this case it's clearly more than $30, but is it $100 or $300 or $500? Having that clarity in your mind and articulating it to potential clients is going to be super helpful in the future, and change how you see yourself and sell yourself to clients.
Finally, you may want to invest in building your negotiating experience. I would start with the Appendix: Negotiating one sheet and ideally read and practice what's mentioned in Never Split the Difference: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08W57YLHR/.
Good luck!
Roughly ~10 years back there was a thread on this topic (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1108163) which elicited interesting ideas.I'm wondering what the 2020 answer would be to what would you do to generate a steady 4-5% annual return from $5 million?
Curious, when did you start thinking about your life in terms of mission (s) and what was the trigger for it?
That's a more focussed starting point which may lead you to find your mission.