Re:The Burnout Machine
by hirvi74 on Thursday March 20, 2025 @09:24PM
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I feel like being a dev has taken a toll on my body in the opposite direction ---- "use it or lose it."
Perhaps it's because my brain is full of software issues itself, but I don't have enough energy nor motivation before/after work to do anything else. Luckily, I am somehow healthy-ish in terms of medical metrics, but I know at my current trajectory, I won't be able to sustain it for many more years.
Re:The Burnout Machine
by nradov on Friday March 21, 2025 @01:46AM
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Energy and motivation are irrelevant. Discipline is all that matters. Go out and do a hard workout every day no matter how tired you are or how miserable it makes you. Eventually it will just become a habit.
Re:The Burnout Machine
by noduerme on Sunday March 23, 2025 @03:27AM
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I think about doing this sometimes, and then I think how ironic it would be if I died next week and my last thought was I wish I'd spent those hours sleeping late, eating, drinking and fucking.
Perhaps it's because my brain is full of software issues itself, but I don't have enough energy nor motivation before/after work to do anything else. Luckily, I am somehow healthy-ish in terms of medical metrics, but I know at my current trajectory, I won't be able to sustain it for many more years.