For me it comes down to happiness. I find it meaningful and enjoyable to solve problems for others. I remember reading in Give and Take by Adam Grant about how the happiest people volunteer around 100h per year.
With that said, I think that often the issue with volunteering is that it feels too much like work, that is, the emphasis is placed on some abstract goal (finish X thing) vs the why (by finishing X we’ll be able to help Y people!)
I also think that working with volunteers is interesting because one has to also worry about how they find value in what they are doing. There are a bunch of valuable things apart from money like community, belonging, purpose, doing something bigger than one self.
Hopefully this disparate collection of thoughts and ideas makes sense :)
PS. Email is on profile, feel free to reach out, I’ve been on the look for technical volunteering opportunities :)
With that said, I think that often the issue with volunteering is that it feels too much like work, that is, the emphasis is placed on some abstract goal (finish X thing) vs the why (by finishing X we’ll be able to help Y people!)
I also think that working with volunteers is interesting because one has to also worry about how they find value in what they are doing. There are a bunch of valuable things apart from money like community, belonging, purpose, doing something bigger than one self.
Hopefully this disparate collection of thoughts and ideas makes sense :)
PS. Email is on profile, feel free to reach out, I’ve been on the look for technical volunteering opportunities :)