But grinding is not the game

It’s easy to confuse what you’re doing with why you’re doing it. Grinding is a means of achieving a specific goal, whereas the game itself is supposed to be entertaining. So once you level, stop grinding and start exploring.

I worked for a year as a reader, it was good money, but it was wearying. Most of the scripts were terrible. I convinced myself I was “working in the industry,” so I kept reading them.

In place of reading, I got a mindless internship in production, I didn’t use my brain once. That left me with abundant energy when I got home from work, and with it I finished two scripts.