How I Got Out of a recent Coding Rut. We don’t talk about it enough, but here it is. Sometimes at least as a beginner, coding just feels off or unnatural.
Your fingers are on the keyboard, your IDE is open, but your brain? It’s completely somewhere else. Maybe it’s just the burnout talking, or maybe it’s imposter syndrome, or maybe you’ve just hit a wall.
I’ve been there. Recently I was working on my most recent game development project and I was in the same situation. Stuck and nowhere to go and no one to turn to. So here’s what helped me get out, and what might help you too...
Shift From Output to Curiosity
When I’m in a rut, I tend to focus on what I’m not producing — “I should be building more,” “I haven’t shipped anything in weeks,” etc.
Learn Something You Don’t Need
Learning without pressure is powerful. Last month, I started learning a new programming language. Not because I needed it for work or the project I was working on, but because it felt like a challenge that excited me. A new perspective to help me grasp a better understanding. Suddenly, I was looking forward to coding again.
Reorganize Your Dev Environment
This one surprised me. I spent a weekend tweaking my terminal setup, updating my VS Code theme, and cleaning up old repos. Small things, make a big difference.
Hopefully this can help you guys as well, I'm not that experienced but I try to help whenever possible and share my point of view. That's all for me now. Cheers!
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