The life-giving power of actually enjoying your work

“If you can get your work life to where you enjoy half of it, that is amazing. Very few people ever achieve that.” - Jeff Bezos

Enjoying your work is hugely underrated. Productivity, profitability and effectiveness may be important too; Jeff was no stranger to those either.

But consider enjoyment for a moment, and the life-giving power it brings.

Artist Frank Kozik gave up a safe, healthy design career to make satirical toys for grown-ups. He liked toys better.

Author Chris Hitchens used a typewriter until the last ribbon store in DC closed. He liked typewriters. So he used them until he no longer could.

I’ve re-ordered the same notebook brand/size/style since I bought my first one in college. I know there are alternatives. But I like my notebooks as they are, familiar faults and all.

Sometimes, productivity isn’t the goal.

Sometimes, maximising profit isn’t the goal.

Sometimes, an investment the life-giving power of actually enjoying your work, how you work or what you work on pays far greater dividends.