I&#x27;ve been there a few times over the course of about 10 years. My strategy is to seek out a new field within tech which I haven&#x27;t yet explored, and which is in no way related to my job (web dev).<p>Currently I&#x27;m trying my hand at building an underwater ROV. This combines my background in programming with the field of robotics, in which I have little expertise but oodles of interest. It hasn&#x27;t directly helped me in my &quot;actual&quot; job per se, but it has given me new channels to explore that keep me thinking, learning, and experimenting. That&#x27;s the important part.<p>Of course, you don&#x27;t need to stay within the field of tech to find something that motivates you. It just happens that robotics (and the ocean) is an old passion of mine that I haven&#x27;t even nearly exhausted.