I hate working for someone irrespective of what I do. Starting and running a successful business is not easy. Working in the current paradigm for a living is a curse. I have never once felt any fulfillment from work in my more than a decade of working. I’ve always been paid really well and the workload has mostly never been too bad. In my opinion some people are just built this way and I will probably never be happy as long as I’m working. On the flip side, I’ve taken a few years off here and there and I’ve literally never been happier or bored during any of those periods.
Mostly wood and metal working, reading a bunch, traveling, farming/gardening, hanging out with my wife and kid, rock climbing, kayaking, long distance running and learning for the sake of learning. I’ve considered doing wood/metal working full time but I wouldn’t make nearly as much money and my family would have to settle for a lower quality of living.
I would love to have a small farm. It's just not economically possible without another job to get benefits through. I hope to do this as a retirement job. I fear I won't be in physical shape by that age though. Not to mention my wife doesn't want to.
