Making/fixing things, at least for me, has an element of catharsis. It feels nice to come home sometimes and put away the code and know I don't have to see any

Making/fixing things, at least for me, has an element of catharsis. It feels nice to come home sometimes and put away the code and know I don't have to see any more until Monday (or whenever) and to have that relaxation and sense of accomplishment when something is just right (a standard which can take a long time to find a contractor for anyway.) Not that programming isn't nice. It's just... sometimes you don't want it then. Chocolate is nice too, but you don't want that all the time either. Pretty rare for me to hire someone to do something. Unless it's plumbing or working on the car. Those are a bit messy.