Every night I plan what I’ll do the next day. That way I wake up excited to jump right into my plans. Playing with my kids? HELL YEAH Working on novels? BRING IT ON Twelve hours at the office? I GOT THIS Live your life like you’re hungry for it. Don’t be a robot.
#1 find a side hustle that does and #2 find a way to engage the job you have that would excite you. When I write I sometimes say “Ugh this scene, I don’t want to write it, it’s just a boring connector.” Then I ask myself how miserable my readers will be, and why am I doing that?