Well, I'd say getting out of your "burnt out from boredom and repetitive work that I can barely stay awake" is important. Having a normal life after work is goo

Well, I'd say getting out of your "burnt out from boredom and repetitive work that I can barely stay awake" is important. Having a normal life after work is good for you. Don't go home and go to bed. Perhaps exercise a bit to get your energy levels up. Sensible dinner (no junk food) and maybe after that you have some energy to work on things that you care about. Perhaps if you can breeze through your day and not let it bother you since you have student debt you could spend your evenings coding or a projects that truly interests you. If you really want the challenging problems at work I'd say you do need to find a new job.