New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: Ever wonder if you would be happier doing something else?
Ask HN: Ever wonder if you would be happier doing something else?
4 by neurotic_coder | 1 comments on Hacker News.
I sometimes wonder if I have an unhealthy relationship with programming. At its worst I find myself getting really frustrated and impatient when things aren't working, but even in the best of times - when I would describe what I'm doing as "fun" or "satisfying" - I feel like I'm just indulging my OCD and neuroticism by relentlessly chasing purity, simplicity, performance. I get obsessive about always making my code more perfect, to the point where it can give me a headache. And I sometimes feel like this builds mental habits that spill over into the rest of my life, making me more impatient and anxious and restless. It's to the point where I'm almost wondering if I should change career fields. Can anyone relate? How did you cope? Did you change careers and become happier?
4 by neurotic_coder | 1 comments on Hacker News.
I sometimes wonder if I have an unhealthy relationship with programming. At its worst I find myself getting really frustrated and impatient when things aren't working, but even in the best of times - when I would describe what I'm doing as "fun" or "satisfying" - I feel like I'm just indulging my OCD and neuroticism by relentlessly chasing purity, simplicity, performance. I get obsessive about always making my code more perfect, to the point where it can give me a headache. And I sometimes feel like this builds mental habits that spill over into the rest of my life, making me more impatient and anxious and restless. It's to the point where I'm almost wondering if I should change career fields. Can anyone relate? How did you cope? Did you change careers and become happier?
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