Focus on internal improvement before external improvement.
If outward experiences or objects don't energize a sense of happiness or purpose inside, they are likely not worth your time. If this is causing you to slip in terms of internal progress, then you need to re-evaluate what it is that will help you obtain your goal(s). Each step in life is taken on a road and sometimes that road will take you to places you may not feel comfortable being in. This likely will involve external experiences and material objects. Use your motivation towards what you desire to incite motivation towards other things