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Originally Posted by Rodrigo Istalindir

Here's one piece of related advice:

Think of the time spent on game prep, the wiki, detailing your home-brew, etc., as unrelated to the game. Do them because you enjoy the world-building, not because you expect the players to appreciate it. It's nice if they do, but a lot of players just want to play, they don't need or want a ton of backstory and detail. Those that do want those things might feel constrained or painted into corners by your efforts to script their histories in your side stories.

Look at that time spent as time spent enjoying your hobby, not as a chore and a consequent obligation on the part of your players to respect the time you spent away from the table. You'll be a lot happier.

And welcome to ENWorld!

This.

Enjoy the work you put into the game for its own sake and don't do it because you expect to somehow be repaid with player gratitude.