Agree with Julian.
The best way to keep flying is to stick to trips which have some value, e.g. driving to N. France (ferry etc) or flying commercially for a day or two would be a huge hassle.
Most pilots just do local bimbles, Goodwood to Blackbushe kind of thing, for a burger, and soon get fed up with flying because (unsuprisingly) it does not deliver any value. You could drive there in the time it takes to sort the plane out.
Why do so many pilots do these "pointless" trips? Presumably because they lost confidence. It's a circular situation.