There is one thing that I've seen bringing passion back to developers: code retreats. I recommend you to try attending one. It turns out, on December 3rd a lot of code retreats will take place all over the world. Another thing that helped me was pair programming with random people, 1-2 hours after work. It's refreshing to see how other developers think. It brings back the passion for learning. We could pair if you want, it's easy: http://www.alexbolboaca.ro/wordpress/the-remote-pair-programming-tour. Read more here: http://coderetreat.com/

I haven't heard a more blatant stupidity in my life. I'm just curious: will I be on the terror gray list from now on because of this study?