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I've given this as a gift several times -- "What Should I Do with My Life" by Po Bronson. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FBFMKC/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding

by jayroh 10y ago

I've given this as a gift several times -- "What Should I Do with My Life" by Po Bronson. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FBFMKC/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1#nav-subnav https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FBFMKC/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?... Had a run-in with serious burn-out about 12 years ago and had considered leaving software entirely and starting a landscaping business. This book was inspirational in that it helped me figure out what I might LOVE doing, and then made me realize it was right under my nose the whole time. I just needed to get a new job that appreciated and challenged me

drdrey 10y ago
what are you doing now?
- jayroh 10y ago
  freelance developer these days. That's what I meant by "right under my nose". I still loved what I DID, I just wasn't in the right place or right industry. To be more specific - I was writing code, but in advertising. Being a programmer in advertising is a brutal, thankless, experience. When I figured that out and left for software consulting, it got better.