I've been in and out of that boat for years. There's something about doing basic work that just drains creative people. I've found some solace in choosing proje

I've been in and out of that boat for years. There's something about doing basic work that just drains creative people. I've found some solace in choosing projects that have a social good component associated with them -- CRUD that feels good. I think a big part of personal happiness is learning to shift your source of joy from actions to outcomes they lead to. I'm also working on an open source programming assistant to help automate that kind of joyless work so developers can focus on the novel parts of their projects. Hoping it helps people like you get back to what you value. https://github.com/opticdev https://github.com/opticdev