Doing something only to get a result is a less-than-desirable experience.
Anything that is done in pursuit of a “result” will take you out of the moment if you are not careful. It’s hard to be here and now when you were doing some thing only to get an effect. Working only as a means to an end almost by definition destroys any semblance of Mindfulness & Now.
Doing something because you enjoy it (Intrinsic Motivation) is a great way to enjoy the here and now, and if it just so happens to net some result that’s desirable that’s a doubly-good thing.
As James Clear says: Love the Process