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It is entirely relevant and entirely constructive. The question posed is about whether others get anxiety from, paraphrasing, not keeping up with all the crap
by ergonaught 4y ago
It is entirely relevant and entirely constructive.
The question posed is about whether others get anxiety from, paraphrasing, not keeping up with all the crap going on in computing today.
The answer is that no one gets anxiety from all the crap going on in computing today. It is incorrect to claim that all the crap going on in computing today "triggers" anything.
Thoughts about all the crap going on in computing today occur. Taking those thoughts seriously, as if they are significant and objectively real occurrences, prompts the physiological changes that are then interpreted as anxiety.
Yes, that applies to most things in human subjective experience, which is a testament to its immense value, rather than a lack of value.
The question was not phrased, at least, as "how does one constructively manage continued professional development with all the crap going on in computing today", but about anxiety over it.
That perceived anxiety is the outcome of thoughts like, "There is too much to keep up with, I cannot understand it all, I will fail to provide for myself, I will be homeless and starve to death."
But, hey, dismiss and downvote. Least resistance thinking is the way.