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The original was posted on /r/homelab by /u/VooskieMain on 2025-07-05 07:18:36+00:00.

This one’s more for the sysadmins, netadmins, and other IT folks in the community.

Do you ever just… not want to touch your homelab?

Like, I’ve got a whole laundry list of stuff I want to / need to fix, build, and improve, but after a full day of work, I log off, look at the rack, and just feel… bleh. No energy, no spark, just a vague sense of guilt that I’m not fixing shit.

I know for me it’s probably tied up in some burnout and a bit of depression, but I wanted to ask:

What do you all do to reignite the spark when homelabbing starts to feel like just more work?

Would love to hear what’s worked (or not worked) for others in the same boat.