Bill Watterson created one of the most consistently enjoyable comic strips in history with Calvin and Hobbes.

After all, when he stopped enjoying making comics, he left them.

You may be surprised matters of habit rather than thought and inquiry.

A REAL job is a job you hate.

You will do well to cultivate the resources in yourself that bring you happiness outside of success or failure.

The truth is, most of us discover where we are headed when we arrive.

Sometimes, you canenjoy a job you don’t love, ordeal with a crappy boss.

After that, I’d put it out, and the public can take it or leave it.

He explains:

It’s surprising how hard we’ll work when the work is done just for ourselves.

And with all due respect to John Stuart Mill, maybe utilitarianism is overrated.

My job is essentially to come up with 365 ideas a year.

Relaxation, boredom, and letting your mind wander are all the supposed enemies of productivity.

That means giving yourself time to let your mind wander.

It’s also good totrain your brainandremain curiousabout the world.