I think there's a fine balance here. Of course, unless you're extremely lucky you're not going to be on a path of constantly doing things you want to do and suc

I think there's a fine balance here. Of course, unless you're extremely lucky you're not going to be on a path of constantly doing things you want to do and succeeding. But doing things you HATE constantly just so you can get an end goal? To me that seems like you're sacrificing a lot of your values in order to obtain a goal, which by the point you get there may be meaningless after the journey you took to obtain it. I think you should be aware you might have to do less favorable projects along the way, but if you find yourself hating your work it might be time for a change.