@Masquerade #1
During our training games and PM conversations I do not recall a very strong urge from you to become a chess master, but maybe I'm wrong.
Speaking for myself, I have had occasionaly the wish to become a chess master in the past a few times, but I know that requires a lot of training and analysing, and most important : playing otb in tourneys.
Since I know that playing in otb tourneys can be tiring, and since I know I have some difficulties getting distracted in otb chess (and in online chess to some extend), and knowing that in Holland there are supposedly no longer National Master titles to get, and since I'm quite old aged already, I have more or less given up to achieve a chess master title in otb chess.
In online chess, I sometimes think about working to get an online title (Not those silly FIDE Arena titles), like a Lichess Master title.
One of my students pointed me, a few weeks ago, to the fact that I only would need 50 rating points more to be able to achieve a LM title in classical chess (Needs 2350+ rating according to the FAQ).
The fact that I only need 50 rating points more to get such a title could be a nice challenge, but I decided to not give it much priority.
I prefer to focus on getting my own chess joy (e.g. playing nice creative games with unexpected sacrifices, or winning a subtle endgame), work (volunteer, gratis) in my chess study group, do my chess blog articles, and other non-chess things.
In the past I have quit with chess a few times, but each time the interest in chess would come back, even after a few years without chess.
And maybe it is good to realize that you even don't need to play chess to enjoy chess.
You can write articles and books, do chess coaching (coaching chess to kids can be great fun and rewarding, I know from real life years ago), look at amazing endgame studies, start and run a local chess club as a manager, read chess news, and look at those GM games etc.
Best of luck, and fun, with everything non chess in your life.
Enjoy your time !