Lifestyle diagnostic
I've just had the insight that the trouble I have with my life generally is that the things I enjoy, the things that give me a feeling of accomplishment and the things that earn me money have practically no overlap. What I've done in practice is to take a part-time job so I'll have time to do the things that will give me a feeling of accomplishment but instead I do the things I enjoy, while earning not enough money (or at least, I do them to the extent I can given the lack of money).
I suppose it's no surprise the first two don't overlap much: in general anything I can do well enough to enjoy isn't going to give me a sense of accomplishment. Why it's easier to get paid for things than bring no one any enjoyment and accomplish not much is something that puzzles me about the world, but it seems to be How Things Are.
I suppose it's no surprise the first two don't overlap much: in general anything I can do well enough to enjoy isn't going to give me a sense of accomplishment. Why it's easier to get paid for things than bring no one any enjoyment and accomplish not much is something that puzzles me about the world, but it seems to be How Things Are.