Thanks, Corey Simon. Yes, I think “grass is greener” syndrome is pretty typical for INTPs and other curious types — and also those raised by Baby Boomers, when the parenting mode was “follow your dreams” and “you can be anything”: if anything is an option, it’s hard to settle for a particular thing.
But I digress. I think I had five majors in college, then taught myself web design, then did a grad degree, then taught (including in a field I had no formal background in), then went into graphic design, and now do data analysis. So read from that what you will!
No job can be everything. The big question is whether an INTP will try to make the job most things, or to minimize it and let hobbies and side projects be the sources of satisfaction. Depends on personality. If you want to “make a mark on the world” it’s hard to be satisfied with hobbies alone I think. There’s no easy answer, but I do think the “INTPreneurial” route may be an often-neglected one — even when it’s fairly modest, far away from venture capital or the like.