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I've worked remote for over a decade but this past year has been harder because you had so many more chores around the house plus less options to go outside plu

I've worked remote for over a decade but this past year has been harder because you had so many more chores around the house plus less options to go outside plus school closures. So, I am basically quite tired. I am kinda considering just taking a sabbatical year. I still like the work, but the non-stop stress from corona, the non-stop news and the barely functioning society makes work a bit futile. I've discovered the only thing I enjoyed to buy were books. And I need more time and quiet to read them. Maybe it's a form of weird midlife crisis.

mech422 5y ago
Might just be a bit of burnout. I've been a professional programmer for almost 50 years. I love it. But every 10 years or so, I fantasize about throwing all the computers out the window and doing something totally non-tech. Usually lasts about 6 months, then some new tech grabs my interest and I start all over again :-) No matter how much you love something, you need the occasional break..I think that's just human nature.
luckylion 5y ago
> I still like the work, but the non-stop stress from corona, the non-stop news and the barely functioning society makes work a bit futile. I don't know how the breakdown of society makes itself felt for you, but if it's through news: take a sabbatical from news. The important stuff ("the sky is falling") will still reach you, but all the stuff that's not immediately relevant to you (i.e. everything not happening in a 30m radius around your home) isn't, and can't stress you out.
- hack-news 5y ago
  > everything not happening in a 30m radius around your home So wrong I can't even start. This is how they are robbing you blind.
  - luckylion 5y ago
    No, really. Kabul being taken over by the Taliban doesn't affect you if you're living far away. And you knowing about it doesn't change anything either. Don't worry about things you have no control over. And the easiest way to not worrying about it is to not know about it. Care about the important stuff, don't care about news. News is entertainment.
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    - hack-news 5y ago
      Fuck you.
- xunn0026 5y ago
  > I don't know how the breakdown of society makes itself felt for you There is no 'safety net' anymore: many things are either closed or handling Corona. This is what I mean by breakdown of society.

mech422 5y ago

Might just be a bit of burnout. I've been a professional programmer for almost 50 years. I love it. But every 10 years or so, I fantasize about throwing all the computers out the window and doing something totally non-tech. Usually lasts about 6 months, then some new tech grabs my interest and I start all over again :-) No matter how much you love something, you need the occasional break..I think that's just human nature.

luckylion 5y ago

> I still like the work, but the non-stop stress from corona, the non-stop news and the barely functioning society makes work a bit futile. I don't know how the breakdown of society makes itself felt for you, but if it's through news: take a sabbatical from news. The important stuff ("the sky is falling") will still reach you, but all the stuff that's not immediately relevant to you (i.e. everything not happening in a 30m radius around your home) isn't, and can't stress you out.

hack-news 5y ago
> everything not happening in a 30m radius around your home So wrong I can't even start. This is how they are robbing you blind.
- luckylion 5y ago
  No, really. Kabul being taken over by the Taliban doesn't affect you if you're living far away. And you knowing about it doesn't change anything either. Don't worry about things you have no control over. And the easiest way to not worrying about it is to not know about it. Care about the important stuff, don't care about news. News is entertainment.
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  - hack-news 5y ago
    Fuck you.
xunn0026 5y ago
> I don't know how the breakdown of society makes itself felt for you There is no 'safety net' anymore: many things are either closed or handling Corona. This is what I mean by breakdown of society.