> emotionally invested in the thing you spend 20% of your time I tried this many times early in my career and it was a mistake. I didn’t find there to ever be

> emotionally invested in the thing you spend 20% of your time I tried this many times early in my career and it was a mistake. I didn’t find there to ever be any payoff. And when things went badly I didn’t have a shield to keep it from overflowing the rest of my life. I can still enjoy my workmates even if in my heart I know work is bs we all have to do to survive. I still find enjoyment in the craft of programming too. > but what the hell are you living for? Good question, B2B SaaS or spending the days wandering in the woods with my kids?