<i>But... it&#x27;s not the 100% capacity I know I can exhibit.</i><p>That&#x27;ll be the 100% capacity that you did for a while and it burnt you out, right?<p>No one can work at &quot;100% capacity&quot; forever. You need to rest, to relax, and to do things that aren&#x27;t work and aren&#x27;t &quot;productive&quot;. That downtime is recuperative and informative. As counterproductive as it might sound, taking time away from your computer to do other things makes you a better developer.<p>Working at what feels like 90% all the time is better than working at 100% for 6 months and then working at 40% for the following 6 months when you&#x27;re burnt out.