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This has always been the case for me, not sure why, but when I have nothing to do at work I get very anxious. I assume it’s because the other areas of my team are very busy and conversing on various problems and that…

Young senior dev at big tech. Any good reads for the new year? I like all topics, but trying to commit to 2-3 technical books that can help me progress in my career.

I love to code, but the pressure of work makes me dwindle both physically and mentally. After lots of conscious effort, I’m back in a good physical and mental state trying to not let work take me down this year. What…

In a time of New Years resolutions, I like to bring up a question that reflects on not 2023 goals, but the goals you set in 2021 for the 2022 year. For those who stuck with them consistently the entire year, what are…

Rough year of self induced stress for me so I’m taking two weeks off. What would you do? Where I live, I have no friends and family. Looking for ideas to reset and have a good, productive time off

I leetcoded to get a big boy job and now I’m paying the price. My team runs lean and the work is complicated. As a result, I’ve been working long hours and supplementing my days with stimulants to maintain interest and…

I feel like this affects me as an engineer and also personally. I’m not sure if general apathy or depression, but I’ve started to recognize I feel like a complete outsider. Additionally, aside from a close friend or two…

I’ve been really wanting to build stuff as I’m always tinkering and building small things to learn and grow. Unfortunately, my friends don’t have the same mindset and I live in a super relaxed beach town in California.…