I’ve learnt a lesson recently that took a long time to learn. If you really want to enjoy your work, you need to add some fun.
Adding fun could be challenging yourself to do something you didn’t think you could. It could also be gamifying a project or task. Another way to add fun is to try new things.
I’ve lacked fun in my work for many years. And because I lacked fun, I had been seeing work as a grind and a means to an end. As something I had to do, not wanted to do.
What mostly kept me going over the past few years of grind was fun side projects. The thing is, I want fun for my main source of work, not just the things I do on the side. I want to work on things that excite me.
I’m finally getting to that point. Where all the things I’m working on are fun. And that’s exciting.