For me programming motivation comes and goes. I might code personal projects every day for a few months, then lose all motivation and don't code anything (outsi

For me programming motivation comes and goes. I might code personal projects every day for a few months, then lose all motivation and don't code anything (outside of work) for a few months. Took me some time to realize but it's completely okay to take breaks, it doesn't mean that you've lost your motivation or passion or whatever. One thing that helped me balance this was to code only stuff I really wanted to code. Sometimes I get ideas which I think are great, and the very next day realize that it was just a momentarily over excitement. I think and plan the project for a few days before starting anything concrete