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> I wonder if a similar thing can happen with non-physical pursuits (specifically, coding) if relentlessly forced to over-do one thing over a long period of tim
by camgunz 2y ago
> I wonder if a similar thing can happen with non-physical pursuits (specifically, coding) if relentlessly forced to over-do one thing over a long period of time.
I've seen this happen to other people and mildly had it happen to me, so yeah I'm convinced it's a thing. I'm probably back to 80-85% of what I was, but it's been almost 10 years, so age (I'm now 40) has maybe made that my new ceiling.
> ...experience
Even though my raw LOC has declined, I'm a much better engineer than I was 10 years ago. I credit being better able to avoid big bads and pick probable right answers because of experience. I've focused on being a better systems thinker rather than like, nailing algorithms and such, and I think that's been an important part of my recovery: one using other parts of my brain and finding something else to be interested in, and two broadening my thinking.
- phaedrus 2y agoI am also 40. Maybe it's time to stop judging myself by the baseline of the focus I could once muster as a teenaged or 20-year-old hacker.
- camgunz 2y agoI was also thinking, you know how us Xennials are like, "we can't compete with the kids in video games anymore, they have tons of free time to practice + reflexes". I think that factors in here too. When I was "peak" (:rolleyes:) I did stuff like read the C FAQ for fun. Now I have a bunch of stuff at work to do that isn't just coding. I have a bunch of things to manage in my side hustles. I have a partner and a toddler, a mortgage, etc. etc. etc. There's just more non-coding stuff crammed into my head now than there ever has been, and you've gotta think that has an impact.