I can think of a couple of times when I've questioned whether I'm in the right occupation.
I think it's largely situational and depends a lot on who you're surrounded by and what's going on in your life.
As for fixing it, you've got to be honest with yourself about what's causing the issue. Programming itself is rarely the problem, not if you've been doing it for years.
It's more likely to be a toxic work environment or situation outside of work that is playing on your mind. You can monkey patch the problem to try and get through but ultimately you need to tackle it, and that's difficult when you're not feeling on it 100%.
If I'm feeling unmotivated, which is different to feeling like I want a total change, doing some work on a side project often helps. In this case, I choose something entirely of my own creation so that I can have total control over the decisions. I find that enough of a break from reality where my work is a lot more collaborative.
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I can think of a couple of times when I've questioned whether I'm in the right occupation.
I think it's largely situational and depends a lot on who you're surrounded by and what's going on in your life.
As for fixing it, you've got to be honest with yourself about what's causing the issue. Programming itself is rarely the problem, not if you've been doing it for years.
It's more likely to be a toxic work environment or situation outside of work that is playing on your mind. You can monkey patch the problem to try and get through but ultimately you need to tackle it, and that's difficult when you're not feeling on it 100%.
If I'm feeling unmotivated, which is different to feeling like I want a total change, doing some work on a side project often helps. In this case, I choose something entirely of my own creation so that I can have total control over the decisions. I find that enough of a break from reality where my work is a lot more collaborative.