Many people talk alot about being productive, but few take the time to rigorously define what they mean by that. Often people seem to mean doing software work a

Many people talk alot about being productive, but few take the time to rigorously define what they mean by that. Often people seem to mean doing software work at a job, and then having energy/motivation to do more software work at home for fun/projects. In those situations burnout might be a defense mechanism in the same way that eating nothing but hamburgers will eventually make you ill. I'm not saying people shouldn't eat hamburgers, there is just a much broader space of possibilities. Coming home after work and doing something creative like drawing or improvising music can be energizing even after a long day.