This is my attitude. Doing these kinds of things for your own satisfaction is something that gets majorly overlooked. Reminds me of Kurt Vonnegut talking about

This is my attitude. Doing these kinds of things for your own satisfaction is something that gets majorly overlooked. Reminds me of Kurt Vonnegut talking about writing a poem every day just for the heck of it. Even if you're not actively trying to progress, writing/coding/working out/cooking/whatever else can be done for its own sake and still be rewarding, and sometimes it's good to resist the urge to compete with others or even monetize hobbies.