Lots of great advice on this thread, but here's a different way of looking at things: If you like programming itself, don't pull the parachute cord on it just

Lots of great advice on this thread, but here's a different way of looking at things: If you like programming itself, don't pull the parachute cord on it just yet. There are plenty of companies that aren't tech companies that need programmers -- maybe that's less pressure mentally and from actual demands from the job? Something to think about, at least. Also, consider a secondary skill or interest and mull over what kind of company could benefit from the intersection of that and your programming skills. (That's somewhat inspired by this: https://medium.com/the-mission/make-the-pursuit-of-curiosity-your-metric-for-success-e22ddc4c33c3 https://medium.com/the-mission/make-the-pursuit-of-curiosity...)