One of the best jobs I've had was working part time at a pizza place in my early 20's.
I made just enough for rent, food, and fun. The job was easy to be good at, but rewarding because I was helping actual people. Most of the time it was slow so you got to joke around with the other employees.
But sometimes you'd get slammed and have to organize your crew to work efficiently for a few hours, which was stressful, but very fun to figure out and do well at.
I think about that a lot when my current software job becomes really boring or difficult.
EDIT: Oh, and I was certainly less sedentary being on my feet all day. I slept really really well after a long shift.
I made just enough for rent, food, and fun. The job was easy to be good at, but rewarding because I was helping actual people. Most of the time it was slow so you got to joke around with the other employees.
But sometimes you'd get slammed and have to organize your crew to work efficiently for a few hours, which was stressful, but very fun to figure out and do well at.
I think about that a lot when my current software job becomes really boring or difficult.
EDIT: Oh, and I was certainly less sedentary being on my feet all day. I slept really really well after a long shift.