Started programming at age 5, professionally since 15, now 35. I admit I've gone through short phases of this sentiment, but to me, this attitude says a lot abo

Started programming at age 5, professionally since 15, now 35. I admit I've gone through short phases of this sentiment, but to me, this attitude says a lot about tolerating a crappy environment (fluorescent lights, big companies, bad clients) and how that can grind down your enthusiasm for just about anything. I'm guessing the problem isn't that you've been programming for too long, it's how you've let the situation become stale. So you've got the 'what' down? Great. Now challenge yourself on the 'how'. You're a software developer, it's literally your world right now. Work from a cabin in the mountains, a ship on the sea, or the top floor of the Ritz.