When I had a job change last winter that had me not programming (I build automation solutions around business processes) for about 4 months, I was rather frustr

When I had a job change last winter that had me not programming (I build automation solutions around business processes) for about 4 months, I was rather frustrated with the constant planning and strategy meetings. I tried to get into a side programing project, but couldn't really settle into one. That's when I saw/remembered Factorio and started on it. It scratched that itch and I spent hours playing the game. Once my job got back into more hands-on programming, I quickly lost interest in playing Factorio. I've been reading other programmers having the same feeling. You expend the same type of mental processing with both, so one makes you too tired to do the other. That said, if I have a long weekend or a week off, I might find some time and enjoy playing it, and still feel refreshed when returning to work.