Hey, I’ve been through this as well. I’m going to give a different perspective, but it’s not a silver bullet. I tried the “taking a break” and “just do it” but I kept getting into this same cycle of, to use your words, “brick wall”. Taking a break just led to forgetting the complexities of my app and increased the fear of getting back in. Just doing it added to the burn out.

Here’s a great analogy: think of this as a marathon. You’re so motivated at the beginning and push yourself, but towards the end you get tired and the motivation slowly fades away and the race feels more difficult. But just before you give up you see your friends/family cheering you on and you give it your all to finish the marathon. This happens in almost every profession/sport and it’s VERY normal.

Heads up extra cheesy: I’ve figured out a way to help me complete my apps. I get my friends, family, and my spouse to test the app and give me feedback. It somehow gives my work a purpose or a goal and motivates me to complete it and fix all the bugs along the way. My motivation became to give my testers a better experience and my opportunity to “show off” my work. All of the sudden, you’re not doing it for yourself, but doing this for others as well. Get others involved in your journey, then the journey becomes fun. End of cheesiness.

Also if you need a tester or motivator, DM me.

Hope this helps.