1) Go to meetups. 2) Go to conferences. I’ve found a good conference revitalizes me on many levels, when I start feeling l don’t want to do this anymore, when I

1) Go to meetups. 2) Go to conferences. I’ve found a good conference revitalizes me on many levels, when I start feeling l don’t want to do this anymore, when I am in a rut. I find a good conference makes me love my job again. 3) Find a friend to chat with about problems you have. But watch out. It is very easy to just bitch about how things suck at work. You might need that from time to time but doing that all the time will just frustrate you more. 4) Find an online forum and participate there but don’t overdo it. Forums are full of a lot of young programmers or wannabes that can be more frustrating than refreshing. 5) DON’T work overtime when you are frustrated, you don’t want to burn out. I’ve seen programmers that burned out. That’s not a pretty picture. You can also talk to your coworkers about some of your problems. Try to dumb it down or find somebody who can understand some of the more technical problems. Being able to explain something often is enough. Some people talk to themselves or a puppet or a rubber duck. That never helped me, I need a person. What you will find once you have another programmer around is that THAT might not help. We have different specializations and personalities. Not all of us are good for talking through problems. Similarly, not all none programmers are shit for talking through problems. Other than that, I can only recommend a hobby that has nothing to do with programming or technology. Something you can more easily find other people to talk about. Having another go to THING might help you compensate for not being able to talk as much about programming issues as you would like to.