system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
My spark is gone

I recently had a realisation that whilst I enjoy the concept of a PhD, I really don’t enjoy the actual work. I’m in my first heard all I’ve done so far is work from home. I haven’t even physically met the people in my department or the other PhD students. 

Try as they might, I simply can’t garner the same enthusiasm and spark for learning I had as an undergraduate student. Maybe it’s because I’ve had very limited social contact but I’m just not feeling it any more. 

What should I do?
gpt
First question is whether this is likely to change with a return to being face to face?

The answer to that isn't necessarily straightforward though - a PhD is by its nature a pretty solitary thing. Having people around you in an office can make it a lot better though. Also, a PhD is less about learning, and more about developing techniques, gathering data, and doing research. So it might just be that your expectations were not going to match to reality.

If you're not feeling it then quit. There's no point forcing yourself through something as gruelling as a PhD if you're not enjoying it.