Dear 100011_100001, in the olden days hacking was not only a job of producing code, there was a hacker culture. There were the gurus, the diciples, and the ana

Dear 100011_100001, in the olden days hacking was not only a job of producing code, there was a hacker culture. There were the gurus, the diciples, and the anarchists. It was about dediction, love, and fun. Programming is related to Zen. You are a hacker because you love what you do. But you lack the spirit of Zen and the spirit of community. That's not your fault, it is the fault of the work environment you live in. A good culture is one of peers who teach each other, not one of workers who get the Jira issues done. Maybe these good olden days have never existed and Zen is a lie. But to attain enlightenment and contentment, you need the Zen mind. And Zen says that you have to keep the beginner's spirit. You are overconfident. You think there is no one who can teach you at your work place. That is horrible. You obviously are not able to teach your peers how to program like you do! That's worse. You should know: you are truly successful when you have managed to teach your peers how to outperform you. If that is not possible in your work place's culture then you should go and look for a better place.