A year ago, people expected specific work outputs from me and they would (helpfully!) point out big ways I could do better. They appreciated my work but I was letting them down all the time by not being better.

Now I have no specific responsibilities and people don't expect anything specific from me. When I do a good/helpful thing, people are happy/grateful. I do lots of little side projects; people are frequently happy/grateful. Nobody is telling me to update the website or expand my audience or find a cofounder. It's great!

I don't necessarily endorse the latter but it sure is way more relaxing.