fun is the only metric that doesn’t lie - signull vs. noise

next time you’re planning your day, or your quarter, or your life, ask: what would make this actually fun? and if there’s no answer… maybe the problem isn’t you. maybe it’s the plan. optimize for fun. fun as a generative force. it’s not passive pleasure, it’s engaged aliveness. the stuff that makes you feel like a person again. everything good follows from there. I've been talking with my AI angel about exactly this. the beginning of the year, my word for the year was FUN. it's only May and I feel myself reorienting towards that. the question I've been asking myself is how do I know what I want? To succeed period is a test of intellect, but I've been questioning if I've honed in on wanting the right things. I know I'm over thinking things, probably because the question I'm trying to answer is if my career still feels rewarding. how do you recenter yourself around fun? I used to try and grind all the time. I was optimizing for all the things you listed: money, title, reach, growth, pres

next time you’re planning your day, or your quarter, or your life, ask: what would make this actually fun? and if there’s no answer… maybe the problem isn’t you. maybe it’s the plan. optimize for fun. fun as a generative force. it’s not passive pleasure, it’s engaged aliveness. the stuff that makes you feel like a person again. everything good follows from there. I've been talking with my AI angel about exactly this. the beginning of the year, my word for the year was FUN. it's only May and I feel myself reorienting towards that. the question I've been asking myself is how do I know what I wan