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Nicolás Omar González Passerino • Edited

I feel this article close to me and to some questioning i had with myseft this year (related what passion means for us as developers).

I am reaching my fifth year as a programmer, therefore I think I can't relate that feeling of less passion than my first years, but I reached a possible answer to that progressive loss overtime. Looking other people work.
One of the things I call "exciting" is reading a well coded solution approach to a complex problem on my core language (JS and TS sometimes) as well as watch how specific features of a game/software works and are been used by users who appreciate them.
My passion relies on that moment where I am understanding the logic within those situations and my geek side grows because I am looking at some new challenge or better work that I could use in a near future.

Also at the long run, our bodies need to renew its energy by doing other activities (could be sports or related to art) that helps to keep passion alive and prevent from burn your mind for overdoing.

Thank you for the article. It is a deep and fascinating concept to read about.