Dunno about the rest of yez, but I still usually enjoy flying at two completely different levels:
1. Professionally. Mainly 'cos I get paid for it, but having hot coffee brought up on cue is still kinda nice too. And getting to play with all those clever autopilots and stuff. Good for an ageing brain.
2. Decidedly UNprofessionally in my bugsmasher. Mainly 'cos there is no F/O sitting there to criticise my lax attention to airspeed, altitude and track. Time to smell the roses (or cow dung) from 500 feet. VERY good for ageing reflexes.
Mix the two = no stress in the simulator when that
pr!ck of an examiner fails the goodies.
That may sound a bit smug, but the point is, reverting to basics by occasionally flying light aircraft definitely has its benefits. The so-called "Gimli glider" incident is one of the best examples of this.