I think my primary motivator is simple autonomy. Feeling like I have some degree of control over my environment. I recognize that I can't do everything myself,

I think my primary motivator is simple autonomy. Feeling like I have some degree of control over my environment. I recognize that I can't do everything myself, but private taxi for burrito is a few steps too far. A few years ago something snapped and I started cancelling things like landscapers. Even trivial crap like mowing my own lawn and cooking my own meals is, on average, significantly more rewarding than sitting at a computer all day. There is definitely a psychological impact to letting other parties manage large aspects of your residence. If "shower thoughts" are helpful to you, try a few hours of hard labor in the sun. You may be amazed to discover how far the spectrum of background metal processing capabilities extends. Any notion that time spent at the computer is proportional to progress with code/work/etc. is absolutely insane to me. It's almost as if you get more things done on the computer the less you use it.