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What made you do CS in college? What made you stay longer and get a MSc. ? Was there a specific subfield that really grabbed you? If the problems you're facing
by jhferris3 16y ago
What made you do CS in college? What made you stay longer and get a MSc. ? Was there a specific subfield that really grabbed you? If the problems you're facing are too easy, consider going somewhere that would make you solve hard problems (more grad school, maybe?) ? I think answering those questions would be helpful in you eventually re-find your passion for coding.
But right now, you sound burnt out. Forcing yourself to code more probably won't help. Get out and do something different for a while. I bet you'd find the programming itch coming back after not too long.
- throwaway31337 16y agoIt was just a lot of fun. I couldn't help myself. I started my first year of college doing something related to CS, but after I started taking some CS courses I switched almost immediately. My MSc. was even more fun, I really liked the problems. However, I didn't want to go to grad school, I just don't see myself working on one specific problem for 4 years or more. I guess I'm burnt out indeed. A while ago, I asked my doctor about this, but she said that I should just make a list of things I like to do, and not worry too much: it's natural at my age (the infamous quarter-life crisis).