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At the risk of sounding banal, I believe it's worth checking to see if you have a severe depression. Because that's how depression feels. There are people out t
by textor 9y ago
At the risk of sounding banal, I believe it's worth checking to see if you have a severe depression. Because that's how depression feels. There are people out there who derive great pleasure from writing uninspired code. Not only doesn't work need to be the main source of meaning in your live (in addition to providing income), its perceived value is heavily dependent on your psychological and physiologial condition. In fact, I'm afraid that, thae way you are now, you might not be able to enjoy yourself even if your situation changed for the better.
This is a bleak message, yet it's true: most people do not like their jobs very much. They can just deal with it because they're not totally depressed. And the reason is, surprisingly often, simple brain chemistry. At least try some more roads before talking of suicide.
- bigmanwalter 9y agoI think those who "derive great pleasure from writing uninspired code" are mostly enjoying their well paying job. Very few people actively enjoy laboring for others. That's why they need to pay you to do it. I enjoy building my own projects, but I have never found work stimulating unless I maneuvered myself into a position where I could learn something new. Unfortunately once you learn that new thing, and then refactor it as far as you can, you're back to boring uninspired work again. Not to mention the parts of work which are actively terrible. Like hunting down a bug in a dependency.
- textor 9y agoWell I know people who are perfectly fine with hinting bugs while laboring for another, who find some obscure pleasure in repetitive work that is normally considered boring. It's not incomprehensible. But yes, they are rewarded handsomely. It's a rate trait, after all.