Yup. I understand that some things can get tedious. I used to hit rocks everyday, but then over time I started to get tired of it. Now I just do it when I visit Mystery Islands because I want to make the most of the ticket I bought, or whenever I need resources to create DIYs.
That's exactly what I've been doing too. Most of my time now in the game is just cataloging or trading for any stuff I still really want.