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(I don’t have kids)
I'm in my 40s and feel sharp, with some evidence to back that up (such as career success and learning new things well). I believe these things help me stay sharp: I prioritize sleep. I try to get exercise (most often running) every day. I try to write every day; I write about ideas (typically new ideas in math or philosophy). I often read something I'm learning, such as a math book, something for work, or learning a…
I am in my mid 40's and recently really noticed this. It felt like some of the teeth in the gears of my mind were worn down and things were slipping. After complaining about it to some peers I was informed this could be due to low testosterone so I went and had that tested. Apparently my testosterone level was that of a 70 year old man so I started testosterone replacement therapy. I can say that it is a complete gam…
I am in my mid 40's and recently really noticed this Honest question - how much exercise were you getting before you went to testosterone therapy? The reason I ask is because of the studies that have shown that the decline in testosterone associated with aging is because of poor health, not age. Example: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110607121129.h... I am in the next decade after you and have noticed…
What I found is that I'm slowest dev in the team. I can do my work well but I'm spending time improving things that are not important in the scope of the ticket I'm doing.
I've tried to convince myself that this is because I'm trying to address issues with infrastructure but recently I started thinking "maybe that's because I'm getting old, and my performance is declining".
But on the other hand I found that I'm still "clever" and fast and bright if it comes to things that got my interest.
In my case it seems like some kind of middle age crysis. I'm just simply getting bored with programming, I've seen all of those issues before, now it's not different except scale, and I just feel like my effort invested in improving will be like drop in the ocean. Where back in my 20th I would flip everything upside down until I would succeed and make a difference.
What I'm trying to say is: Maybe you just getting bored of those problems... and thinking about mental decline is natural thing in our age.
I'm 37
I am in my mid 40's and recently really noticed this. It felt like some of the teeth in the gears of my mind were worn down and things were slipping. After complaining about it to some peers I was informed this could be due to low testosterone so I went and had that tested. Apparently my testosterone level was that of a 70 year old man so I started testosterone replacement therapy. I can say that it is a complete gam…
I am in my mid 40's and recently really noticed this Honest question - how much exercise were you getting before you went to testosterone therapy? The reason I ask is because of the studies that have shown that the decline in testosterone associated with aging is because of poor health, not age. Example: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110607121129.h... I am in the next decade after you and have noticed…
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I am in my mid 40's and recently really noticed this Honest question - how much exercise were you getting before you went to testosterone therapy? The reason I ask is because of the studies that have shown that the decline in testosterone associated with aging is because of poor health, not age. Example: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110607121129.h... I am in the next decade after you and have noticed…
How do you measure testosterone? You make it sound like you just step on a testosterone scale each morning and take note of the value. If that’s the case, I need to get me one.
Just wait until you have kids. Your mental capacity will nosedive and you have no time to worry about it. Just hope that no one notices!
I am this stage currently. Amazon recruiter has been asking me to take a technical assessment for weeks. I have no will power at all. Frankly, I am at a point where I won't study leetcode at all. I'm willing to make a move but will not grind. Working on CRUD doesn't help the situation but at least I can do it with my tired and fried brain.
To Amazon? To be fair, I know people who thrived in the Amazon culture, but a lot don't.
> CRUD
It's all CRUD and ETL one way or another.
I'm in my 40s and feel sharp, with some evidence to back that up (such as career success and learning new things well). I believe these things help me stay sharp: I prioritize sleep. I try to get exercise (most often running) every day. I try to write every day; I write about ideas (typically new ideas in math or philosophy). I often read something I'm learning, such as a math book, something for work, or learning a…
Wow how do you have time for sleep, exercise, bootstrap start up, learn another language, etc. as a single dad? Any suggestions on life organization? Do you have a team of nannies/house help?
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