This is one of the reasons I decided to purchase the land in Portugal and get deeply involved in the construction as well as the land maintenance farming and gardening. I had a need to come back to the physical world getting involved in stuff I had to do as much with my hands as with my brain. I loved creating doors and furniture, harvesting the olives or setting up the electric system in the house. It is like a big living canvas where I can experiment, fail and try again and I love it.
I am so glad that at least people like yourself are doing things like this. I know a few, but it is a small minority, while the majority keep on trying to buy happiness. Awesome work!