Quote of a friend of mine: we developers keep solving problems we would not have without developers.<p>I really like this quote, because I believe that it's nearly impossible to stay motivated fixing stuff over and over again in similar ways, year after year.<p>At some point you need to realize, that the systems we created can not give you complete fulfillment. There's always something better, faster, nicer. "The grass is greener over there" kind of thing.<p>I found my peace by being part of a family with 2 kids, doing fun game projects after hour when everyone's asleep and getting into drawing and music. Programming can be fun, but it's not the end of it all.