Programming Again After 2 Years... | Mental Health & Burn Out
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Henry Boisdequin

Henry Boisdequin @hb

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Programming Again After 2 Years... | Mental Health & Burn Out

Publish Date: May 15 '23
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Hello! I'm glad to be back on the platform after two years again. The truth is that I took a 2 year break from programming. After learning to code in 2020, I had a great year learning Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Rust and much more. I built a lot of fun projects and wrote a lot of fun articles on dev.to! However, I think I got burned out from coding every day for hours on end, constantly learning new things and making new projects. This burn out led me to not write a single piece of code for 2 years.

You might be wondering, why am I writing this post? Well, the truth is that I am now interested in programming again, and interested in writing more blogs! I want to keep myself accountable on this journey of relearning all of my skills by writing blogs on my journey and how to come back after a burn out. Stay tuned!

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  • Cesar Aguirre
    Cesar AguirreMay 18, 2023

    I'm wondering how you found interest again. What motivated you? And how different are things for you after two years? Curious to hear your story. Thank for sharing

    • Henry Boisdequin
      Henry BoisdequinMay 19, 2023

      Hello Cesar! I generally wanted to adopt another hobby, as I was finding that I had plenty of spare time. I'm not exactly sure what sparked me to go back to coding, but I think I just had an urge to challenge myself again through something that I used to love. After two years, I think that relearning the concepts that I haven't for a while is a lot easier than it was to learn them in the first place. Instead of tutorials, I'm finding that just jumping into projects and learning by doing is much more fun currently. I also now know what led to my burn out, and want to ensure that it doesn't happen again through not spending all my time coding, and maintaining a balance.

  • z2lai
    z2laiMay 23, 2023

    I can relate to this, thanks for sharing! I'm curious what you do for a living and if you want to be programming for a living eventually.

    • Henry Boisdequin
      Henry BoisdequinMay 23, 2023

      Hello, thank you for your comment! I'm in high school right now, so I got quite a bit of time to think about what I want to do for a living, although I am leaning towards programming.

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