Ask HN: How to optimize your career for happiness?
For me, the special part is truly viewing any job as just that: a job.<p>I no longer assess my worth as a person as a function of job title, salary, or anything else.<p>I take contracting work primarily and expect absolutely nothing more than a paycheck. Work is a transaction and I deliver what I can and am not a jerk.<p>Almost every disposable penny goes toward physical fitness. My spouse happens to be cut from the same cloth, which is a big plus.<p>We don&#x27;t live extravagantly unless you count the money for fitness, but we consider that to be an investment and not a frivolous expense.<p>Satisfaction in life for me comes from every angle EXCEPT my job, and that&#x27;s my secret.