”Do stuff that interests you” is possibly the best recipe for happy life ever. That’s the Einstein, Feynman & James Watson recipe as well. But the point is not

”Do stuff that interests you” is possibly the best recipe for happy life ever. That’s the Einstein, Feynman & James Watson recipe as well. But the point is not to be succesfull, the point is to do things that interest you, and avoid those that you don’t. Most people won’t be megastars, but those that did things that interested them lived likely much more fullfilling lives - so it’s a win/win recipe. Avoid the boring stuff. At some point the boring stuff may become interesting to you. Then embrace it. Don’t keep up appearances. Don’t read the hip blogs, listen to the top albums, watch the top series, read the venerable books, study advanced math, unless it interests you.