The Ikigai (生き甲斐, lit. 'a reason for being') chart is quite helpful: https://hyperisland.com/en/blog/thought-leadership/feeling-drained-at-work https://hyperis

The Ikigai (生き甲斐, lit. 'a reason for being') chart is quite helpful: https://hyperisland.com/en/blog/thought-leadership/feeling-drained-at-work https://hyperisland.com/en/blog/thought-leadership/feeling-d... In general, most techs usually just get bored after awhile, and seek something more interesting to pursue. Hobbies and sport participation sometimes helps, but if you are already at the burnout stage it usually requires a few years doing something else to recover. Secretly, most fantasize about being a Plumber everyday... =3