I would agree with most people here that you should take a vacation of some sort, and make sure it's something that's going to really take you out of your eleme

I would agree with most people here that you should take a vacation of some sort, and make sure it's something that's going to really take you out of your element. Anything that keeps you away from the internet is a good idea; going sailing with my family for a three-day weekend in October felt really refereshing and gave my brain something to think about (navigation and sailing technique) that didn't have anything to do with my usual interests, but that I could still get interested in. It just felt like a great way of removing myself from my routine and being refreshed... sort of the objective of a vacation, right? Also, I've noticed my level of energy has a lot to do with inspiration, and to a lesser extent how heavy my workload is. I started working for a video game company in a non-development position (I develop web-based tools, actually, but nothing directly related to the game) and it's given me a whole lot more motivation to follow through with one of my myriad video game projects, which I've never before managed to get to this level of completion. Being around them and around lots of people obsessed with them simply just helps me from getting too distracted or thinking that my projects aren't going to amount to anything and that it's no big deal if I abandon them.