[angarg12]

If I have a piece of advice to juniors about this is: burnout is real.

I used to have personal projects that didn't pay off in any way beyond personal learning, and they sure were taxing on my life.

Now I have a job that I enjoy and is challenging enough. For the last year I have been making a conscious effort to change how I deal with personal projects. I try to take on tasks that are low effort, and not feel guilty about dropping something if I feel that it doesn't work, or it's starting to require too much from me.