I agree poof has some good points. You don&#x27;t really define &quot;meh,&quot; which means you haven&#x27;t defined the problem in detail. Or perhaps multiple problems, which you could prioritize and tackle individually. If the delta is too big, shrink the delta.<p>And I caution against making &quot;passion&quot; the goal. That&#x27;s a myth. You just need people being productive. I know a few brilliant people who don&#x27;t show any signs of passion or excitement, but they&#x27;re prodigious without being egotistical, which is the best you can hope for.<p>I don&#x27;t know your situation, but part of my problem was that best practices produce overhead, which feels like wasted effort if you&#x27;re not getting yelled at for big errors or missed deadlines. And it&#x27;s worse if you&#x27;re not getting yelled at for big errors, but are getting pushed for deadlines. But then you&#x27;re racking up technical debt, and there&#x27;s a lot of material on that.