I do prefer the days where I can pursue my hobbies or a project (paid or otherwise) to just sitting and lounging around doing sweet FA. Doing nothing at all makes me tired, and lethargic, and irritable. I can do it for short stints, but once I get to the point that I need to take naps to eat up time in an empty day, things have gotten bad. I’d rather have the chance to play my guitar, or read a book, or work on a scale model, or sculpt something, or if it is warm enough go work in the garage on a wood working project. Now that I am in my forties I really feel missed opportunities to do *something meaningful* slip out of my fingers when I just lounge or get lazy. Who knows, given the current state of things, how long we all have to accomplish these things we want to do. What if I put it all off to wait for retirement but die suddenly before then? No – no. I want to be doing some of these things now. If I get hurt, or injured, or suffer health decline I will have at least had a taste of these hobbies, rather than never had the chance to do them at all.
Doing lots of something will teach you more than trying to do just a few perfectly ever could. If you know you will wind up doing a thousand, you can be fearless, you can attempt shit no one else has, because you’ve got so many chances at it. Build up your speed, and can create a reliable process for a standard of quality you want to attain. Inspiration is one thing, but a reliable, repeatable process can lead you when you’ve got nothing left to give. Trust the process. Is all I can say.
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