The other day I was introduced to the concept of types of fun:
■ Type 1: enjoyable while you're doing it, and also in retrospect;
■ Type 2: not really enjoyable at the time, but fun in retrospect (i.e. it was worth it);
■ Type 3: painful at the time, and not fun in retrospect (i.e. it was a mistake).
The key insight is that you can easily embark on Type 3 fun believing it's Type 2 — e.g. if you measure success in your hobbies as you do at work — and eventually stop having fun at all.
#fun
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