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by metadope 169 days ago
Do what you love; you'll never work another day in your life.

I don't know if you have dependents; that personal fact alone would make a big difference in what you can and should do.

But if you are free to choose, find or expand upon what you enjoy doing, and do it and keep doing it until you're satisfied that you're the best you can be. Whether you're hand-carving figurines (or making any kind of art), exploring the world (or leading local tourist hikes), or hacking the perfect free tier prompt and creating software filters that blow our minds, you can do what you want, and you will, if you focus on what you love to do anyway.

If you would do it even if/when no one pays you, you may have found your way.

> im not challenged well in my job

A leap of faith (in yourself) is often needed; a drastic change in environment can become necessary. Either challenge yourself to squeeze all the skill-growth-juice out of your current position, or go a step further and take all your time back, for an investment in yourself, where you find what you love to do and spend all your time doing it, even if you're not getting paid for a while.