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If you like tech (sw dev in particular based on the roles) enough to do it but can't motivate yourself to do it for a job, consider making it a hobby and changing careers. Don't ruin your passion by making it a chore.

Jobs that are "low effort" are rare, usually you need one of:

- time: job is time consuming (think monitoring cameras for N hours a day)

- physical: job requires physical work (think sorting boxes in a warehouse or janitorial work)

- skilled: job requires certification/skill (think electrician or engineering)

- social: job requires interacting with humans (think customer support or sales)

Depending on you skillset/preferences select one or two and search for vocations/jobs. Jobs usually have a mix of them (and there are likely some more categories). Jobs always require effort, that's why people are paying for it. If you want to reduce time look for "part time" jobs.

If you are fine with mid-low pay, take a look at jobs in public institutions (Education, Government). They tend to have rather good long term working conditions and are commonly open to people changing careers into public service.



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