Making Gil

[Niwashi]

After about 15 minutes of mining I feel like I am jamming a nail in my eye. = (

If you don't enjoy mining, you shouldn't be doing it. This is a game. It's intended for fun. Pick the parts you enjoy and just make money doing those. Nearly every activity in the game can reward gil.

As for myself, there are days I want to do something fun and exciting in the game, and those days I focus on questing or dungeon runs. There are other days when work has been hectic and I'm tired, and I want something relaxing rather than exciting. Those days I spend on gathering. The game has activities at a variety of paces because at various times people want activities at a variety of paces. You shouldn't be forcing yourself to do the pieces that don't match what you're looking for in a game.