What are major contributors to happiness in your life?
But there are also some big things that I wouldn't say give me meaning but are still enjoyable. That's where interesting work fits in. Satisfying my curiosity feels really good, hence the stats work I do. Sports and travel are nice too.
It sucks that there isn't room for much of this in the startup grind.
This is what my gut is telling me. I feel sorely underdeveloped in my love life, and I'd like to start putting more of my time and energy into that.
Funny that you mention community--I do want to prepare some technical talks on this break. For me, that would scratch a community participation itch, though I didn't think about it in those terms before your comment.
Thanks for your reply and perspective!
Just to be clear, it's not the code part that bothers me. It's everything else that comes with it.