> Most of my work seems to be boring CRUD work where the challenge is gluing libraries together or figuring out business requirements. This is ~80% of software

> Most of my work seems to be boring CRUD work where the challenge is gluing libraries together or figuring out business requirements. This is ~80% of software development. To stay sane find a domain where the business logic interests you. Maybe you're into sports, crypto, sci-fi, whales, whatever. Try and find a job in these domains. In my experience it makes the day-to-day grunt work of developing software more enjoyable since you're solving novel problems in area that you care about.