/lit/ - Literature

>make long-term, abstract decision, like taking a job that pays less but makes you happier
>immediately start doubting your own choice when you get your first paycheck
What are books that either explore this, or have characters that question their own good choices?
The only one I can think of, where it's even remotely mentioned is Resurrection from Tolstoy.

he is a hack who sold out to the globohomo