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I'm still early-ish in my career as a software engineer but currently I'm deriving meaning from pursuing mastery of my craft; trying to get better every day, ta
by bootsz 8y ago
I'm still early-ish in my career as a software engineer but currently I'm deriving meaning from pursuing mastery of my craft; trying to get better every day, tackle harder and more advanced problems. For me this pursuit feels meaningful. Most tech jobs are B.S. and you rarely are "helping" the world in any real way. But if you are constantly improving and being challenged you will A) have more fun on a daily basis and feel better about yourself, and B) be much better prepared to eventually execute significant, meaningful changes in the world from a position of expertise and experience. Just my personal outlook / strategy.
- zapperdapper 8y agoYou will get to a point where that mastery is no longer enough.
- bootsz 8y agoI fully expect that but it's not an argument to not pursue it in the first place. A lot of people (myself included) seem to get stuck early on in life trying to immediately jump to some grand vision or purpose without figuring out the more basic stuff first. It's a stepping stone, not solely an end in itself.