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A comment on Ask HN: Has anyone managed to find enjoyment in their work after burnout?. Parent comment

Re:Ask HN: Has anyone managed to find enjoyment in their wor... by greyhair on Wednesday October 19, 2022 @10:39AM (#33262903)
This ^^^^. I am in my thirty ninth year in embedded development, started the year I turned 27. (yeah, do the math) I have strictly limited myself to 40 hour weeks following a severe burnout in the late 1990s.

I could retire now, if I had to, but I hope to do this for another three to five years. It is just far too interesting and fun. I had an older coworker that worked full time until he was 74. He also just enjoyed the work and the people he worked with.

It is a marathon, and change is constant, which makes it more interesting than a lot of careers in the long run. Plan for the long run, and make room to live your life all along the way.

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Re:Ask HN: Has anyone managed to find enjoyment in their wor... by artificial on Wednesday October 19, 2022 @12:30PM (#33264545)
Right on! Do you have any resources to share that you've found excellent such as books or articles? Any projects you've enjoyed? Do you hack with any of the new languages? Do you have a blog? I'm always curious and work in the web space and think this sounds interesting. Thank you!
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Re:Ask HN: Has anyone managed to find enjoyment in their wor... by ornornor on Wednesday October 19, 2022 @02:34PM (#33266148)
Not who you asked, but I found this course and considering doing it: https://www.udemy.com/course/mcu_msp430/
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