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Re: Hello, World

#11

Post by asimjalis »

lawl wrote: post #10

> I am burnt out on having a “40 hour” work week that actually occupies the majority of my mental time. This really resonated with me. I can't just stop thinking about this stuff just because I'm at lunch or at home if I'm working on a hard problem. But I don't get paid for that time.

And yet, is that so bad?

Re: Hello, World

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Post by circlefavshape »

lawl wrote: post #10

> I am burnt out on having a “40 hour” work week that actually occupies the majority of my mental time. This really resonated with me. I can't just stop thinking about this stuff just because I'm at lunch or at home if I'm working on a hard problem. But I don't get paid for that time.

You need an active switch-off. "Relaxing" won't do it, you need to absorb yourself in something totally different

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#16

Post by chippy »

asimjalis wrote: post #11
lawl wrote: post #10

> I am burnt out on having a “40 hour” work week that actually occupies the majority of my mental time. This really resonated with me. I can't just stop thinking about this stuff just because I'm at lunch or at home if I'm working on a hard problem. But I don't get paid for that time.

And yet, is that so bad?

Is it good?

Re: Hello, World

#17

Post by bpg_92 »

Can anyone suggest a book based on something like this? I am a programmer myself and this kind of read felt really enjoyable.

Re: Hello, World

#18

Post by vegancap »

This seems the natural progression for programmers now. 10 year slog of hope decaying; relatively monotonous work, then a sudden urge to do something antithetical in pursuit of happiness. I guess I'll be in a log cabin in Iceland in 5 years time!

Re: Hello, World

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Post by Demiurge »

This article is very uplifting and easy to empathize with. However, I can only hope he ends up as happy as he might think he will. I've done farming when I was young as well as some manual labor jobs. It's not fun, you sweat a lot, your back hurts, the sunlight burns, at the end of the day you are physically burnt out so much that you can't actually think. I am much more happy to be closing tickets that are undoing previous tickets, while sipping white chocolate mocha. Good luck with everything :)
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