When planning how to utilize my time, I sometimes think in terms of these three categories: make, learn, fun. So: Make: finish a side project I'm working on. A

When planning how to utilize my time, I sometimes think in terms of these three categories: make, learn, fun. So: Make: finish a side project I'm working on. After that, start a new project with a completion time of, say, about four months with the hope that some will become successful or provide unexpected indirect value such as getting to know interesting people etc. Learn: continually learn stuff so that I cover roughly undergraduate understanding of all of the major branches of science: physics, biology, economics, chemistry, etc. For fun and because it's rewarding and useful to understand the fundamentals of a wide range of fields. Useful because when there's some specialized area of interest, understanding the fundamentals makes it possible to learn about it relatively quickly. Fun: travel more, maybe try LSD :) Other than that, get a significant raise and/or start looking for a much better paying job. The job market in my country is extremely favourable for employees right now, so I'm basically wasting a big opportunity out of fear of change. Also, slack less in work (that's the reason I haven't asked for a raise yet).