99% jobs are meant to at least kinda suck - that's why compensation is necessary. Being paid to do interesting stuff is possible only if your definition of "int

99% jobs are meant to at least kinda suck - that's why compensation is necessary. Being paid to do interesting stuff is possible only if your definition of "interesting" differs greatly from the society's (so there's no competition) or if you're truly great at what you do. For now, there are two things you can do (at the same time): 1. Reprioritize. Most people cope with their jobs sucking by viewing them as just a mean towards living an interesting/satisfactory life, not as a value in itself. If you can't get satisfaction out of your current job, you might as well focus more on life instead. 2. Try to develop a skill in a field that interests you. If you'll keep pushing, you will eventually get paid to do that (of course it's easier to get paid well as a machine learning specialist than as a contemporary dancer, so don't totally disregard market realities). Also, I'd do something about that commute. Move closer to the job if you can. Or start searching for a job closer to home. Or try doing freelancing/contracted work (ideally from home) - that's the best way to have enough time left for 2).