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How do you manage boring part though? Going mad because of boredom is a real thing. I definitely agree that some of my job is caused exclusively by my need to k

How do you manage boring part though? Going mad because of boredom is a real thing. I definitely agree that some of my job is caused exclusively by my need to keep myself entertained. But what's the solution? Another factor is resume driven development. Yes, you can frown upon it all the day, but in the end I'll switch company and I'll need to find a new job. And, like it or not, but everyone these days wants a lot of experience from their workers. I'd love to write C89 in the dark corner for the rest of my days for reasonable compensation, but I don't see those jobs, what I see is billion keywords k8s spring boot react query metrics jaeger aws yada-yada.

morning-coffee 3y ago
Try to find other real problems to work on that are different from your current boring parts? The new problems might eventually become boring as well, but often the change and fresh perspective is enough to pique your interest in a motivational and productive way.
notatoad 3y ago
i think it's important to acknowledge when you're working and when you're playing. working on fun things isn't inherently bad, and can lead to actual productivity when the things you learn during your fun geeky tangents turn out to be useful to the actual work. but if you start convincing yourself that the fun distraction is the actual work you need to be getting done, then you might have a problem. (not to say that actual work can't be fun too. jut saying make sure you know which is which)
balder1991 3y ago
I do it by building side projects. As they’re purely experimental, I can use whatever I want and learn a ton.
mattkenefick 3y ago
Try to make it not about the job itself. Reward yourself with other things that are non-code related. "If I get 5-10 of these done today, I'll reward myself with..." Or use your imagination in someway like kids do with action figures. It can seem strange but there's ways it less mundane indirectly.

morning-coffee 3y ago

Try to find other real problems to work on that are different from your current boring parts? The new problems might eventually become boring as well, but often the change and fresh perspective is enough to pique your interest in a motivational and productive way.

notatoad 3y ago

i think it's important to acknowledge when you're working and when you're playing. working on fun things isn't inherently bad, and can lead to actual productivity when the things you learn during your fun geeky tangents turn out to be useful to the actual work. but if you start convincing yourself that the fun distraction is the actual work you need to be getting done, then you might have a problem. (not to say that actual work can't be fun too. jut saying make sure you know which is which)

balder1991 3y ago

I do it by building side projects. As they’re purely experimental, I can use whatever I want and learn a ton.

mattkenefick 3y ago

Try to make it not about the job itself. Reward yourself with other things that are non-code related. "If I get 5-10 of these done today, I'll reward myself with..." Or use your imagination in someway like kids do with action figures. It can seem strange but there's ways it less mundane indirectly.