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		metalrain on Jan 11, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Feynman: I am burned out and I'll never accomplish... Pattern like that isn't repeatable, but idea of letting go of expectations to recover the joy of doing whatever you are doing is.

b8 on Jan 11, 2024 [–]

I heavily agree. I got in to security and programming by doing fund video game hacking stuff. Then I got paid to do it, lost the joy and got fired, then started to do it recreationally again and the dopamine rush/addiction is back.

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