[leto_ii]

The problem, as far as I can make it, is that the thing(s) you love will probably not look like a corporate job.

It's my strong feeling that people don't actually love jobs, they love kinds of work, but only as long as they have agency. Once the work becomes a job it tends to get subordinated to profit motives, instead of your own creative drives.

My best bet is that if you want to do something you love you have to somehow end up working for yourself.

[mrfusion]

My problem is I get bored and lose motivation when working alone. I’m thinking a job would be a good way to keep me moving forward?

I’ve tried teaming up with people on projects but it seems like if it’s not tied to a paycheck they flake out pretty quickly.

[leto_ii]

Working with others is definitely important for motivation and for technical progress.

> I’ve tried teaming up with people on projects but it seems like if it’s not tied to a paycheck they flake out pretty quickly.

Maybe something like contributing to an existing open source project or doing some small projects of your own (e.g. writing a blog about smth that your really like, without aiming to monetize it) could help.

The best case scenario would be to start a self-supporting company or something of that sort.