[abhiv]

This article might not be applicable to that many people. My guess is that many people are actually happiest working on things that are given to them. Working on your own projects requires that you think of an idea, and have the self-discipline to work on it in the absence of externally enforced constraints.

I think a better question for most people might be: how do I get a job where work on the job is itself interesting, rather than a job that allows me to do my own interesting stuff in my spare time.

[FLUX-YOU]

I'd just be happy having a job where someone paid me to learn after showing some basic competency. In return, I would stick my neck out for the company and stay 10 hour days trying to solve problems and not ditch at the first whiff of a higher paycheck.