I have been into the crypto space for a while now and I can say that i have seen a lot of things that are exciting, one of them to me is seeing my portfolio grow, but while we know that we can't always see profits (or we would have been the richest by now), there are still some things that can constantly give us excitement.
For me, it has always been, getting lucky in airdrops and bounties. Moreso are these events or activities that can land me some tokens for free, like say download apps to win some tokens or tap to earn(not often) activities, they give life to what we do in crypto. What about you, what do you find exciting in crypto when things are going down?
When there is very little profit in mining, you can wait for a new season, but since there is no new Ethereum, this season most likely will not come. Another option is to study new promising mining projects and try to be one of the first users. There are a lot of fans of airdrops, but there are few experienced miners, and here you have a better chance of making money.