Do you ever feel disillusioned with work
Although I'm early in career(~4 Yoe) but I feel distinterested in it.
As far as I remember I was always interested in computers and programming(even before I knew it pays well), it's probably the only hobby I ever had.
It felt good in beginning but lately it feels like I'm dragging myself to work. I thought maybe I'm just distinterested in working for the employer but I don't feel like coding for fun either. Doesn't feel like burnout because I haven't felt too much pressure from work in a while.
I thought this would be transient but I can't remember when it was fun last time. Has anyone else felt like this? Does it get better or is this just my life going forward?
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Totally in the same boat.
Sometimes I think of leaving everything and starting afresh in a different career.
Or sometimes I think of starting something of my own and quitting the corporate world.
Don't remember the last time I was enthusiastic about going to work.
Saturation
Learn to make some hobbies outside of work or may be take part in Art of Living Meditation and Breath Workshop as they give renewed enthusiasm to your life. You can visit Bangalore Ashram in Kanakapura Road or learn it online using ArtofLiving.org/ohp
Thanks for suggestion, here is what I tried:
I did an Art of living workshop when I was in high school, didn't really felt like a difference and gave up meditation within couple of months. Have tried it via other apps like Calm and Headspace but gave up
Recently tried making coffee brewing as hobby but after a while that also feels like extra work without any purpose, also I have caffeine addiction now. Maybe I need to try some other hobby, but I can't think of anything
You can try hearrtfulness meditation also
Try reading and play any sports, go for walking-jogging-running
I had this experience too and for me it was because when i code for a hobby i only worry about the code, When i code for work you worry about deadlines, other pending stuff, what will the manager or team lead say? Always thinking about the worst case scenario. Every time some error happens I go into a spiral of worst case scenarios, deployment ke din so tha nahi hu, Anxiety over 9000 when staring at the Jenkins deployment progress bar, and the sinking feeling when it fails, If i cannot take care of this small application how can i improve in my career udar nasa wale voyager ka 15 saal purana code base update kiya aur mera code null pointer ke waje se mar raha hai weak piece of shit..... Sorry accidentally trauma bahar ah gaya, sab teek ho jayega kuch hobby wabby karo, ghar ke andar paude ugao dopamine ka nashe chadega aur sab teek ho jayega
To strive in corporate you need to be more corporate and less of engineer. Starting something of your own is the way to go for most who are enthusiastic about solving problems, like indie hackers.
If you really like to make something on your own then that is the way to go. Else you should prioritise what to pursue apart from this job. The job will pay for you to survive. Building a passive income that can support you is the way to go.
Then you can go around and figure put what you want from life in actual.
Makes sense, I thought my work would remain fun. I guess I need to find out what do I want. Although I would have preferred if I liked my work so that it would be easier
Personally I fell in love when doing competitive coding. So when I get the feeling you described, I solve some past contests on codeforces.. 90% of the time it reignites that love.
So I would suggest going back to your roots. Just find time on a weekend and do what made you fall in love with computers and programming.
This is the only answer which makes sense here for me
Humans are built that way. If you get what you desired it no longer would be a desire. You would seek even higher forms of pleasure. So you are at a phase where you need to find the next best thing that makes you happy or make peace with the fact that this is how it's going to be.
So true
Hey, i am also having same experience for last 1 years it feels so much drag back and cyclic introspection that why i am doing this it feels painful ..