Ask HN: Motivation for personal projects when burnt out from work?

I’m about 5 years into “professional” development work. I used to constantly work on personal projects whether they went anywhere or not. I just loved using them as an excuse to learn something new!

But over the last year I’ve felt so burnt out from work that when I start thinking about personal project I doubt whether it’s worth my time if it goes nowhere. This has steered me on a path where any time I try to be productive in my own time, I end up doing more work. Is this a theme for anyone else?