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Discussion on: Have you ever felt to run away from programming?

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Mohammed Asker

When you feel like that, then it's time to step away from programming.

Everyone's situations are different. In my case, I was getting impatient learning React and spend too much on my computer than I should. Then one day, I've lost the mere thought of opening a text editor makes my body feel tired. When I discussed with everyone on Twitter, it turns I was experiencing early symptoms of burnout and advised me to take a break which I did and felt better than before.

So what you can do is:

  • Go out and take a walk (when it's safe to do so given the globe pandemic)
  • Do fun activities that make you relaxed - it can be painting, gaming, TV shows and movies, reading books, etc.
  • Do some exercises - If you don't like doing pushups, pullups, etc., at least do a lot of stretching and walking around the house. Moving your body is better than not moving at all.

When you take a break, you'd slowly, but surely started getting interested in programming again.