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Welcome to the burnout era of your life. It happens to all of us who started out with a passion for our field and then ended up in some boring part of industry
by bhaney 2y ago
Welcome to the burnout era of your life. It happens to all of us who started out with a passion for our field and then ended up in some boring part of industry for years. Your new goal is to stay aware of your level of burnout and manage it. This looks hugely different for different people, but always starts with taking a break and stepping back from your work as much as you can.
Depending on your situation, you may need to keep your current job, you may be able to leave your job but need to get another similar one, or you may be able to just leave your job and not go back to anything similar to it. Get as far away from it as you reasonably can in your situation, funnel any excess programming urges into hobbies, and start exploring for other passions. Some people get into physical activities, traveling, art, gardening, etc. Some people start a business that they've always wanted to run. Some people escape into the woods/mountains to build a cabin and make coffee on their wood stoves to drink on their porch while looking out at the snow. Find whatever makes you happy and do as much as you can to push your life towards more of that and less corporate programming.
After some time, you may find yourself wanting to return. You may not. Either is okay, so long as right now you don't turn yourself into a husk by forcing yourself to stay where you are in the hopes that you'll just get over it.