| The beginning of your post did sound like a lot of bragging. Once I got to the end, I felt that I could have written a large part of it... Feeling of being rarely challenged, loneliness, frustration with slowness, and urge to go and fix "it" have been very present for me over the past 2-3 years. It's been pretty harmful to my mental health. But it's also forced me to look at the bigger picture. So while I feel like I've lost a few years of my career, it's not all lost. Some things I would suggest : Don't express your frustration. You care, that's a good thing ! But you can't let the frustration overshadow your knowledge and your message. Seen it in some uber-smart people, and it just makes everyone feel bad. Act as a teacher? I'm not sure if that's something that interests you, but it's something that'll take some of your time, improve the team around you, make you feel less lonely and make you seem more approachable for everyone. I also find it very rewarding. Change jobs ? New team, new company, new role ? If you're interested by CS in general, find people outside of work in the industry that you think are "10x" devs as well (god, I hate that term...)? Simply people you respect that have similar interest. I haven't solved the "how" myself, so if you're open to having some off-HN conversations about this, just let me know and we'll figure something out :) |
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