There are things we can do that are externally valuable, and often that work is hard, but not necessarily so. There is also stuff that is hard, but really has

There are things we can do that are externally valuable, and often that work is hard, but not necessarily so. There is also stuff that is hard, but really has no value to anyone else in the world. I've found I do get enjoyment just in doing things that are hard, and often serve no purpose. For example, I learned how to solve the Rubik's Cube one day. Another time I learned to juggle. I learned to play the piano (OK, not really, I learned enough to learn like five pretty easy songs). There is something that makes it more enjoyable to do something hard (for me) where if I accomplish it or not has no bearing on the world (even amongst my small circle -- except now they have to watch me solve the Cube in five minutes). There is one challenge I will take on next -- to start a paragraph without the word "There".