[lawn]

I think there's a simple solution, but it's certainly not easy.

You set aside time for this intellectual stimulation. Don't let the work drain you off energy, your focus should be elsewhere.

Of course it's only really possible for very few people. But even a little bit might help. Personally we moved away from the city and to a small community. I started working remote and I've been working 60% or 80% for about a year (I wrote some words about it[0]). The rest of the time I've been writing a book.[1]

It's been quite helpful to keep the intellectual stimulation going, although I still have the stress of having to accomplish something, so it's not completely perfect. But I'm scared of going back to work 100% again, as I'm pretty sure it will kill any drive and energy I have.

[0]: https://www.jonashietala.se/blog/2019/10/18/we_moved_away_fr... [1]: https://whycryptocurrencies.com/

[swader999]

This guy's two hour commute each way seemed to me to easily be his largest issue.