> repetition takes the fun out of anything. I get where you're coming from, but this statement is easily disproven with any example of anybody who enjoys any r

> repetition takes the fun out of anything. I get where you're coming from, but this statement is easily disproven with any example of anybody who enjoys any repetitive task. I think the difference between painful and tolerable (or even fun!) repetition is context and measurement. You need to know why you're doing what you're doing, how it matters, how it helps. I remember reading in 'Made To Stick' about this famous cookhouse in Iraq, where the chef felt that him and his crew weren't merely responsible for providing rations, but for the morale of the troops. To them, their repetitive work had meaning. Repetition can also be fun when you get better at what you're doing. Look up videos on YouTube of folks in India making prata– they add all sorts of styles and flourish to their mundane tasks, and they clearly take a lot of pride in being so good: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Egltg4kW06Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Egltg4kW06Q