I'll share my peace because I've been there, most are. For some, not? lucky you.. its a lot of factors really. One can say don't use CodeIgniter, Zend, etc.. but, sometimes the favorite site you visit or use to make a living is actually built w/ Laravel/~ and you love every thing in it.. funny how that goes.. To whom it may apply, I think if a certain framework makes you bored, you're not limited to try another language; frameworks are created w/ security in mind and ease of use and other concocted ideas by the author.. Maybe a project is focused more on AP?I try lumen, or adonisJs, moleculerJs, etc.. There's a lot of fun ways to have fun, enjoy, makes you a better coder by helping the community.. or Work hard, play hard. "unwind for short..." But hey....in a general aspect of life? the end of the day, if you choose the long road, make it that you have a fruit of your labor to be excited about. ....FeedForward. -en is not my native language-