I spent an extra day making the deck perfect, aligning every element, refining every line. Nobody asked for that and nobody noticed. The client needed rough numbers by Tuesday, and I gave them a polished thing they will skim in ten seconds. I keep pouring precision into places that do not need it.
More people experience this than they realize.
You pour quality into work the situation never asked for and no one notices.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.