> I barely have any cognitive or physical energy to do any mentally taxing work even if that means learning something new and exciting When I was in this situa

> I barely have any cognitive or physical energy to do any mentally taxing work even if that means learning something new and exciting When I was in this situation, I found learning or doing side-project work in the morning, before leaving for work, to be a substantially better approach. I'd get up at 5AM and work until 7AM. It made me excited to go to bed and felt like I was giving the best hours of my day to myself.