I don't like crafting/gathering. It's not just FFXIV, I pretty much never enjoy crafting in any RPG.
Some days I'm like, "yeah I'm gonna get all these crafting classes leveled I'll be able to do stuff and completion yay" but most days I'm like "crafting is boooorrriiinnnngg I want to fight stuff."
Anyway, what would you say is the most effective way of leveling crafting/gathering classes?