Sounds like a reasonable quest for Step 2. (Step 3 is profit) I just spent a month doing something enjoyable difficult, but that even if I'd succeeded, would

Sounds like a reasonable quest for Step 2. (Step 3 is profit) I just spent a month doing something enjoyable difficult, but that even if I'd succeeded, would not have produced even close to a month's paycheck worth of value. I'd say "trade?" except there's not much upside to offer. But seriously: Consider "accuracy" versus "precision". Reaching accuracy from precision is calibration; but AFAIK there's no way to reach precision from accuracy. You're producing value. Now it's just a question of aligning that value with, well, broader value. Which you can take your time to do.