I really want to know as well, I'm getting closer to cracking the code, but a LOT of it has to do with how you manage stress in your daily life.

I've been putting in lots of hours and lines of code, artwork, and writing in one of my recent projects, and the main reason I've been able to do that at all is that I not only do it when I'm the most relaxed, I also change up what I'm doing to keep things fresh.

Writing hitting a wall? Try drawing!
Can't draw worth shit because you lost your creative drive? Program something!
Can't program because you are giving yourself a migraine by calculating all that nonsense? Dunno, play Minecraft or Watch youtube!

Bored of the games? Try writing!

I've been basically rotating everything I do and that helps a whole lot with keeping stuff moving. It's better to just not focus on something for too long, only little bits at a time. And those bits all add up to the 1000's of hours.

I used to be very different.

As a kid, when Space Engineers came out, I played that shit so hard that I clocked 15,000 hours in no time. I would play during the day, after school, at night, during the summer, holidays, all the fucking time.

But the result? I burnt out on it so hard that even to this day I cannot fathom touching it again, and it's a game I love!

So take your time, be patient, and stay committed.