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There's a way to approach this topic with a bit more nuance: It's okay to treat your job as a job. Save your passion for your personal interests. If you're pa
by larrymyers 6y ago
There's a way to approach this topic with a bit more nuance:
It's okay to treat your job as a job. Save your passion for your personal interests.
If you're passionate about programming that's awesome, but use it for code you can do yourself. Nobody can cancel your personal project because business priorities change.
It makes it so much easier if you can internalize that your coding at work does not represent your worth as a person. In many cases the coding you do at work is going to be significantly different than the code you do for yourself.
- snarf21 6y agoWell said. It is also why a lot of people struggle with retirement. They don't feel any other self-worth. Find a hobby (keep learning new things until you find something) and you will always have something to look forward to.
- MikeDelta 6y agoSlightly off topic but keep an eye on your work contract: in some cases the company owns whatever you produce while employed, even hobby projects that turn out to make money.