Everybody has parts of their job they love, and parts they loathe, and developers are no different. So when a developer is in the drudgery of debugging legacy code or writing tests or waking up when the pager goes off—purpose is what makes these moments tolerable and even sometimes interesting. Knowing that customers and your coworkers depend on you, and that you’re changing the direction of your organization and those around you, is a powerful motivator. In fact, the more people who are touched by your work, oftentimes the greater the purpose.
