I’ve learned that unless I’m learning new skills my mind creates issues for me. Learning to dance, play an instrument, draw, sing — with no desire to become close to exceptional in any of them has benefited me in ways I couldn’t imagine. Just 1% better every month (although I don’t track it) in a relaxed manner, over time, without investing too much time (5 minutes every few days) is enough to make life fun. In the end all these various “unrelated” skills tend to link up. YMMV I went to “elite” schools and anything less than 100% was deemed failure. So wrong.