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Everything gets boring after the initial rush of learning a new skill. Everything. I'm certain that even astronauts are "over it" by the 3rd or 4th time they
by ramesh31 5y ago
Everything gets boring after the initial rush of learning a new skill.
Everything.
I'm certain that even astronauts are "over it" by the 3rd or 4th time they go to space. The key is seeking out orthogonal fields. Luckily with programming, there are so many of those that you're only limited by the human lifespan. Tired of crunching ML data? Try game programming. It's almost a completely different discipline, while still building on the things you know.
- hluska 5y agoBurnout and boredom are dramatically different concepts. A young person is here asking for advice on burnout and you can't even give advice within the same zip code. That's really upsetting.
- ramesh31 5y ago>Burnout and boredom are dramatically different concepts. Are they though? I really can't imagine "burning out" on something I didn't find boring. And vice versa. The rest of the advice seems to boil down to "take a break, then go back to the thing you were bored with". Not a great plan in my opinion. If you don't switch things up, you'll inevitably end up in the same place. Growth is the only option.
- hluska 5y agoFor your sake, I'm going to pray that you never experience a profoundly deep burnout in connection to a task you love. I'm old, I've suffered and I've watched others suffer in profound ways. Stay safe and healthy friend - I'm going to be really really sad if I ever hear that you're going through a burnout. :(