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This is basically why I quit doing it for money. It felt like taking this amazing, yes, romantic, thing, and perverting it until it is barely recognizable. Writ
by forgotmypw17 6y ago
This is basically why I quit doing it for money. It felt like taking this amazing, yes, romantic, thing, and perverting it until it is barely recognizable. Writing code that I knew from the onset would never last more than a year or two, would not see the light of day beyond inside its small nook. And in the end, we accomplished little more than moving money around and persuading other humans into doing things which were bad for them.
It took me several years to get over the numbness I developed after years of that crap, but now I'm in love again.
- _virtu 6y agoI've been struggling a lot recently due to burnout. And I'm not sure if it's burnout or if it's what you describe. I'm extremely passionate about my craft, but I feel like that's been to my detriment due to the sentiments of your post. Either I have a misalignment in what I've been doing and I need to change to a position I truly love or my expectations are so ridiculously unrealistic that I probably won't be able to function as a professional in this space.
- forgotmypw17 6y agoIf I were you, I would start thinking about two topics: 1) What can I give up to reduce my annual time and financial minimal upkeep? 2) What do I really want to work on? If my upkeep was taken care of and I didn't have to worry about food and shelter, what would I be doing to the point of exhaustion, passing out, sleeping, then waking up and jumping right back into it?
- _virtu 6y agoThanks for the input kind stranger.
- forgotmypw17 6y agoYou,re welcome.