It's not just you. I don't know what the solution is, since I'm also looking for it, but what may help is taking more time to think. I've opted for working part

It's not just you. I don't know what the solution is, since I'm also looking for it, but what may help is taking more time to think. I've opted for working part-time (80% load) to have more time to spend on writing and taking my mind off of things. Think about what are the problems that are actually worth fixing in the world and make your way up from there. Give it time, don't force it. It might also be worth checking out techniques that can help generate ideas: https://medium.com/ideas-into-action/ikigai-the-perfect-career-diagnostic-3de932834be7 https://medium.com/ideas-into-action/ikigai-the-perfect-care... And even in situations where the job itself is not that meaningful, there are lots of other areas you may be able to focus on. Building relationships, learning about how software is built...