Same here. The trick is to start to care less about the day job and more about the real job. Start to think about the day job as a contracting/consulting gig to

Same here. The trick is to start to care less about the day job and more about the real job. Start to think about the day job as a contracting/consulting gig to support R&D. That's how I generate motivation, even though I know I have a mortgage to pay.