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She says in here that she "cared deeply about the product." Honest question, it is better to not care about the product? As I've grown as a developer, I've bec
by vlunkr 6y ago
She says in here that she "cared deeply about the product." Honest question, it is better to not care about the product?
As I've grown as a developer, I've become less personally attached to the products I work on. I still care that it's a quality product, and that it's stable, tested, etc. But I don't attach it to my personality or my self-worth. Ultimately what happens to it is out of your control, (assuming it's not a 100% solo project) so it's dangerous to have that attachment. I'm not sure that caring deeply about a project actually improves it in a meaningful way.
Also, this is a nice post. Sharing real stories about burnout and helping others understand it is great.
- Vinnl 6y agoIt's been one of the most important lessons I've had to learn in my career and am still learning: not to care so much about everything. That said, working on something that I care about is also one of the aspects of my job I love the most. I think the trick is to carefully pick a few things that you care about and focus on that, but then also to have a far more hands-off approach for pretty much everything else, and let others shape those things to their visions.