Working hard for something we don't care about is called Stress, Working hard for something we care about is called Passion. What's something you're passionate about?
I'm passionate about creating data visualizations about topics that are important to me, like mental health, income inequality, climate change, and gender equality. I also feel passionate about the craft of data visualization, but I've learned that if I don't care about the data, it's hard to care about the viz. (My ADHD surely is to blame for that, at least partially.)