Caveat for finance advice. Investment Banking, trading (quant or otherwise), drastically different pay-grades than corporate finance, intern first to consider quality of life.
Finding meditation away from a screen i've found helpful. A combination of risk and speed scratch this itch best for me but YMMV. Dirtbikes, mountain bikes, running, skateboarding i've found help me process the information i've consumed in the course of the day.
I know this may not mean much coming from an internet stranger but please don't wait to focus on exercise and health. It's possibly the single most important thing we have.
Completely Agree
>> [...] the specific ideology or design of packages isn't too big of a concern so as long as the end result seems solid.
The framework of thinking, while I agree is not gospel, is helpful in guiding design thinking towards a shared goal.