What!

Why is this, idunno a better way to say it, good?

So ok you don't get into the weeds and you're proud of that, but also nothing you can think of wanting to do turns out to be worth doing.

Those things are wholly related. Opportunity never comes exactly the time and the way you expect. You have to be open to it, you have to be seeking out new experiences and new ideas. You have to get into the weeds and try things without being entirely sure what the outcome might be, what insight you might gain, or when that insight might become useful.