New challenges often involve things that are outside of our experience and expertise, so covering all the bases ourselves is sometimes not feasible as it takes too much time to learn and do everything. At the end of the day, you are just one person, and you have a limited amount of time.
So, you have to do things that are meaningful to you. While an overall goal may be meaningful, not all of the milestones needed to get there may be meaningful.
Because we all have our strengths and weaknesses, likes and dislikes, not every task will be enjoyable or all fun & games.
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