Check out the latest episode from Huberman Labs regarding dopamine peaks and maintenance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmOF0crdyRU https://www.youtube.com/wa

Check out the latest episode from Huberman Labs regarding dopamine peaks and maintenance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmOF0crdyRU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmOF0crdyRU Also an earlier one about addiction, good tips to apply here or similar situations. And it's OK to take some time off and switch to other activities, while your brain replenishes your desire to work on the background. I did, for a couple of months. I was actually in the same spot as you and the guy from another post (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28684502 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28684502), even thought I was getting some sort of early dementia, as my memory was also affected. The unable to start or keeping are also signs of burnout and ADHD. You could try asking others in your team to give you some extra hand-holding, motivation or accountability. Some bumps in the road are solvable with a bit of encouragement, but it's hard to open up given that delivering what they ask from you is the expected thing. Sometimes even when you want to proactively tackle on these matters, it's a process that takes a while. That rejection you feel right now is totally common, and it's could be a sign that you should stop trying for now, it doesn't mean that you won't like it / be able to do it in the future, just a protection mechanism from your body overreacting.