A job is a job and it’s not there to be perfectly aligned with your passions and interests. There is nothing wrong with not being constantly obsessed with impro

A job is a job and it’s not there to be perfectly aligned with your passions and interests. There is nothing wrong with not being constantly obsessed with improvement and career path. I found that doing things that the 12yo version of myself would not be proud of for a prolonged amount of time takes a lot of joy away. Taking some time off for self study has helped me a lot. Once every couple years I dedicate a couple months to play around and let my curiosity take me places. This might be a project, degree or undirected self learning. While this might not fix any day job disappointments, it helps to gain a fresh perspective and regain some of the time that I’d normally give to some organisation that pays the bills.