this is hard because i feel like i'm giving up and like there's no guarantee that i'll feel better after a break. but i've been considering it for a while and now i am pretty sure that after this semester, i'll take a break from uni and find a job, try to do some programming in my free time, whatever i wanna do, so i become more passionate about it again and remember why i wanted to do it - which is because i enjoy programming and want to get into it, not because of academia. i think the worst case is i'll find a job and not want to get back to uni and not get my degree and earn a bit less. but i think that would still be ok?