I don't think you are feeling burnout. It's fear. "Fear is the disease, hustle is the antidote" http://techcocktail.com/hustle-is-the-antidote-startup-busines

I don't think you are feeling burnout. It's fear. "Fear is the disease, hustle is the antidote" http://techcocktail.com/hustle-is-the-antidote-startup-business-2010-11 http://techcocktail.com/hustle-is-the-antidote-startup-busin... Here are a couple related threads: Ask HN: Does anyone else do what I do? http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1898083 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1898083 Ask HN: quitting programming? http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1890299 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1890299 Four failed projects is not something that should discourage you. When you fall off your bicycle and you don't break any legs, you climb right back on it and keep pedaling. You can't really give up technology, you will find it in front of you no matter what you choose to do. You could quit programming however, if you really hate doing it. If you want to talk about new ideas or even failed ones, you can find contact info in my profile, I am also located in Europe.