i found taking breaks helps

Variety - have several small projects you can jump around on

I flip-flop between app and package development to keep things fresh, the split is roughly 80 - 20

But to get a bit more philosphical on the topic

We have a limited amount of time in life

Losing drive or not working towards your goals == not taking full advantage of time / life

There's no undo or redo button, we will never relive today.

Taking days off, working on other stuff, clearing your mind, etc helps but no matter how you slice it, time is finite

I've known this forever, but I was only able to internalize this fact after not being efficient with time in my 20s and having a laundry list of regrets once I hit 30

yeah, clear ur mind really works. do not bother by SNS, news, TickTok and so on. eat healty food. dopamine detox...