The idea that doing intense work could sap your energy totally matches my experience.
I would find it hard to believe that you love solving problems with code, but never find the opportunity and necessity to do that outside of work. For periods of months perhaps? Sure, but over years? Never doing anything other than what's expected at your job? I'd find that hard to believe.
I didn't say that I never "found the opportunity" to solve problems with code outside of work. I said I didn't have the energy to code outside of work. Your incredulity concerning that fact is irrelevant to my ability.
The idea that doing intense work could sap your energy totally matches my experience.
I would find it hard to believe that you love solving problems with code, but never find the opportunity and necessity to do that outside of work. For periods of months perhaps? Sure, but over years? Never doing anything other than what's expected at your job? I'd find that hard to believe.