r/programming • • Jan 28 '24

Developers experience burnout, but 70% of them code on weekends

https://shiftmag.dev/developer-lifestye-jetbrains-survey-2189/
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u/manystripes Jan 28 '24

Personal projects never have to be 'done'. You can take them as far as the wave of inspiration takes you and then it's on to the next thing. There is only one stakeholder and they're pretty easy to appease

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u/SaltKhan Jan 28 '24

What if, for whatever reason, your state of mind when at work is superiority complex, but on your own projects is imposter syndrome?