I understand the slop temptation, but taking shortcuts rarely ends up being the best solution over time.
FOSS maintainers need to embrace that they will never empty their todo queue. My solution to burnout is to care less. That might sound a bit harsh, but that's the only way imho. Yes I have several hundred open todos, does it matter? Not really, I will work on them when I feel like it, or not. Will that annoy some users? Probably, do I care? Nope 🙂