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Re:Long-term stress is the default mode of the 21st century by kiba on Monday September 14, 2020 @04:26AM (#24468007)
I never feel stressed about a really annoying and thorny programming problem, no matter how frustrating it is or seemly insurmountable it is. Ditto for learning anything new.

Yet, I would feel stressed about grades and passing, which is entirely different from actual mastery.

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Re:Long-term stress is the default mode of the 21st century by deathtrader666 on Monday September 14, 2020 @05:34AM (#24468321)
A difficult programming problem in isolation is something I, too, enjoy.

There's no enjoyment though when the project manager (any other exec) demands that it be solved within a very short time. This is no time for eustress, when I'm being asked for status updates twice a day for 5 days.

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