If you're an introvert and charge your batteries by being alone, then find a way to do that without worrying about your day-to-day stresses. For me if I'm getting too zonked out, I end up in StarCraft II pissing myself off by playing with newbs - but it's different enough that it gets my mind off of work.
If you're an extrovert and charge your battery by interacting with others, make sure you do enough of that by going out to events, networking, listening to other founders' stories. Personally I'm a little of both and I find that when I'm out meeting with other startups and listening to their issues, throwing out ideas to help them makes me happier and charges my battery. In a way, it's my version of charity work but getting inspired by solving different problems for others work for me.
As a founder of a few startups myself, I do go through similar cycles where I'd work myself to death for about 3 months and then have 3 months of absolute laziness/depression where I want to do nothing but space out. I'm okay with it cause I know if something motivates me, I usually snap out of my funk. You mentioned you've been in this cycle for awhile, maybe try thinking of something completely different, something inspiring, or maybe go see someone about it.
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If you're an introvert and charge your batteries by being alone, then find a way to do that without worrying about your day-to-day stresses. For me if I'm getting too zonked out, I end up in StarCraft II pissing myself off by playing with newbs - but it's different enough that it gets my mind off of work.
If you're an extrovert and charge your battery by interacting with others, make sure you do enough of that by going out to events, networking, listening to other founders' stories. Personally I'm a little of both and I find that when I'm out meeting with other startups and listening to their issues, throwing out ideas to help them makes me happier and charges my battery. In a way, it's my version of charity work but getting inspired by solving different problems for others work for me.
As a founder of a few startups myself, I do go through similar cycles where I'd work myself to death for about 3 months and then have 3 months of absolute laziness/depression where I want to do nothing but space out. I'm okay with it cause I know if something motivates me, I usually snap out of my funk. You mentioned you've been in this cycle for awhile, maybe try thinking of something completely different, something inspiring, or maybe go see someone about it.
Good luck!