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I 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.
by phaedrus 2y ago
I 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.