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by jld 665 days ago
Have you always felt this way about development? Or is this a newer feeling?

If it's newer, you might just be burnt out and taking a step away from the stuff you hate for a while may be enough to regain your excitement and motivation.

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I’ve always felt this way about work. It’s so much of our time working on making other people rich, making things that don’t matter. I recently dropped to a 32 hour week to combat this feeling.

I really enjoy the creativity of development in my spare time. I just wish I had that creativity the whole time.

I’m a person who needs to be constantly thinking of ideas and trying things, that's when I’m at my happiest