Do the boring part well and the exciting part gets a lot easier to earn.

Interesting work usually sits on top of unglamorous groundwork, and people who skip the groundwork find the interesting part keeps slipping away from them. Scales before the solo, prep before the shoot, stock counted before the busy hour. Doing the dull layer properly is what makes the good part possible and what makes you the person handed the chance. The order is not a punishment, it is how the thing is built.

Identify the boring prerequisite for something you actually want and do it properly this week. Be deliberately thorough rather than fast. Then notice how much easier the exciting part is with a solid base.