Ask HN: I'm bored at work and life, what should I do?

I'm a little at a lost and could use some advice. I realize that I'm very fortunate and this is probably a problem of privilege, so I hate to lament the situation.

Truth be told, I'm really bored in my career and trajectory in life.

I'm in my early 20s, full-time software Dev, making decent pay, living on my own, with finances that are all stable (students loans, car, etc).

However, I'm just bored out of my mind at work. The work is uninspiring and projects have no direction. In my weekly journal session, I'm noticing that work is the lowest part of my week; which sucks cause it's 40 hours of boredom. The though of doing this for even another year makes me frustrated.

Outside of work, I spend time hacking side projects with the hope of turning something into a profitable business (so I can work for myself).

I also do sports during the week and try to go out regularly. Those are usually my bursts of short lived excitement.

I know I am extremely goal oriented and need something to look to for accomplishment. I feel like I need one of three things to happen:

1. Find work that has more value creation (I would probably love teaching if it paid more) 2. Work on solutions that solve actual real-world problems with a visible impact. 3. Start my own business and be more dedicated to growing it to how I see fit.

Anyone have any suggestions? Should I just accept things how they are?