To me it was worth it. That was really a great post. It made some great points I'll actively try to remember. Especially:

Accept that "the grind" is part of the job. A friend of mine's father has a great quote:

  "Son, i don't wake up every day and go to a place called fun. I wake up and go to a place called work"  

You can't get irate or frustrated that the bulk of the day is typing in boring code and dealing with bugs and other people.