I’m going to react just to the first part of the article since the rest isn’t really of interest to me.
If you’re experiencing the kind of burnout that the author described, I’d suggest an alternative to doubling down and “reclaiming” your hobby: make your interests evolve. It could very well be your body (specifically your brain) telling you that you’re stagnating. It doesn’t have to be different getting programming, but perhaps you’ve reached a point that it is time to go deeper, possibly into CS theory.
If you’re experiencing the kind of burnout that the author described, I’d suggest an alternative to doubling down and “reclaiming” your hobby: make your interests evolve. It could very well be your body (specifically your brain) telling you that you’re stagnating. It doesn’t have to be different getting programming, but perhaps you’ve reached a point that it is time to go deeper, possibly into CS theory.