This is normal. You just show up, do what you need to do for your 40 hours, collect your paychecks, and go home to do what you actually want to do. Find meani

This is normal. You just show up, do what you need to do for your 40 hours, collect your paychecks, and go home to do what you actually want to do. Find meaning outside of work. At the same time, you need to have the discipline to keep doing a good job at work - just don't expect it to be an all-consuming, fulfilling purpose of your life. The dirty secret is that most of us are building software that doesn't really need to exist. It's hard to stay super-passionate about it, especially as you get older and more experienced.