> If programming ever gets easy it means you're not seeking out new challenges. I mean, that's kind of tautologically true, but doesn't really say anything? Y

> If programming ever gets easy it means you're not seeking out new challenges. I mean, that's kind of tautologically true, but doesn't really say anything? You're not obliged to seek out challenges, and may not even benefit for it if you just chase them randomly. You can just get good at something that consistently needs doing, then make that your job, and let it become easy. (And then you can look for challenges elsewhere in life if you want) And notably, there are people who pursue the trade and just never get it to "click". Especially now that the trade teases doctor/lawyer/finance lifestyles instead of just engineer lifestyles. It draws in a lot of people who commit themselves to decades of stress and Sysephisian uphill grind on the easy stuff. People who have never seen it get easy should check in with themselves and make sure they like what they're doing anyway. While you can make it hard when you want by "seeking out new challenges", it should get to a point where that's something you can choose to do when you want to do it, with the work being quite easy when you're not.