Have you tried diving into some gnarly bugs or some off-critical-path items that would help you stay in the code while doing these other things? A manager’s job

Have you tried diving into some gnarly bugs or some off-critical-path items that would help you stay in the code while doing these other things? A manager’s job is typically about building a team as their product, but it’s also important to stay connected to the technical part - both for love and for relevance / humility. Have you asked (if available) someone to help with recruiting? Maybe offload some of the nitty gritty things that you aren’t adding value on to someone that can, or somebody that works for you and is interested in that side of the work? To enjoy every minute of the day requires understanding why you are doing it - to build your team. Connecting back to what it will get you may help. If you’re stuck doing stuff you don’t want to do because somebody above you “said so” (the curse of middle management) then that may make things a lot harder but you may also talk to them to help shape your role into what you want for what they need.