My initial thought given the title was something like work on a production line (which becomes mindless repetition) vs other types of jobs.

I need constantly challenging new things to do when it came to work.

When ut comes to repetitive crap at home....I am so good at spilling little things that ALL need to be hand picked up & it does drive me crazy. I find I zone out & my mind goes other places while my body does what I need to get done. I hate when I do that.

Happened yesterday. I had put a dish of dog food out for my woodsy raccoon momma. I was cuttkng back vines off my deck & managed to step on the edge of the dish of dog food. It sent the food flying inside my screen door & all over my family room floor. If I didn't get it ALL picked up, the ants wiuld have swarmed into my family room. I didn't have a choice other than to pick it ALL up. I usually know if I quit before I am finished it will NEVER get done because I have too many ither things I HAVE to do....it takes a lot of self talk & forcing myself to just do it & get it done. I knew better than to ever chose a repetitive career