One thing (that worked well for me) is to practice some sort of artistic endeavour that is not meant to be "figurative". Specifically, I started practicing Sho

One thing (that worked well for me) is to practice some sort of artistic endeavour that is not meant to be "figurative". Specifically, I started practicing ShoDo (Japanese calligraphy) ~12 years ago - here is a sample of my best works from 2019: http://pa-mar.net/Study/ShoDo/2019inShoDo.html http://pa-mar.net/Study/ShoDo/2019inShoDo.html In reality I always liked drawing, I do sketch stuff during meetings and really like visual tools to reason about stuff. But for some reason I never really found the time to improve my drawing abilities. More recently I did start drawing in the traditional sense, and this is something I do enjoy a lot (and yes, I experience something close to being "in the zone", too). Assuming you can find a bit of time in your day I think that any kind of drawing practice, even just doodles, can be fun, relaxing and possibly provide other benefits too (like going for a walk helps you work on problems in the back of your mind).