What works for me is having hobbies and activities that I'm enthusiastic about. So instead of looking forward to the weekend I'm only looking forward to end of

What works for me is having hobbies and activities that I'm enthusiastic about. So instead of looking forward to the weekend I'm only looking forward to end of the workday so that I can practice piano or exercise or go to an improv workshop. In my experience, passive things like watching TV/movies or listening to music don't count. Of course a better solution would be, as you say, to do something more fulfilling during the day.