I am definitely on the side of “do the things you ultimately enjoy.” If you don’t enjoy something, ask yourself if you really have to do it, and if you do, ask

I am definitely on the side of “do the things you ultimately enjoy.” If you don’t enjoy something, ask yourself if you really have to do it, and if you do, ask yourself how you can enjoy it more. And I say this as a dad who has changed hundreds of poopy diapers and resolved thousands of toddler requests and minor conflicts. Learning French is not “better” than watching TV. There are lots of pointless, impoverishing hard tasks and meaningful, enriching easy tasks. Any value judgments on struggle will make this harder to see.