From Burnout to Balance – What I’m Changing as a Developer

Hey again, devs 👋

After sharing a couple of posts, I felt like it was time to talk about something different — about taking a step back from coding in order to move forward. A lot of us go through the same cycle: burning out, feeling stuck, coding non-stop, and forgetting to just live.

Today, I want to talk about something a bit deeper: balance.

## The Grind is Real
Let’s be honest — being a developer can easily take over your whole life.
Deadlines. Bugs. Feature requests. Refactors. Debugging bugs that only happen when Mercury is in retrograde. 😅

And sometimes, the love we have for what we do makes it even harder to step back.

What I’m Changing

This isn’t just a post to vent — I want to be intentional with the way I grow. So here’s what I’m actually starting to do:

• No more working past midnight (unless I’m in flow and loving it — not just grinding).

• 1 hour daily for non-tech stuff — walks, reading, music, just something not involving code.

• Weekend = personal time, not “catch up on all side projects and burnout again” time.

• Talk to people more — devs, friends, even strangers. Real conversations. Not just Stack Overflow threads.

What You Can Ask Yourself

If you’re in the same boat, try asking:

• When was the last time I logged off and felt fully done for the day?

• What’s one hobby I’ve been ignoring?

• Am I coding because I want to — or because I feel I have to?

TL;DR

I’m not quitting dev life. I love it too much.
But I’m done letting it be the only thing I do.

So if you’ve been feeling stuck, burned out, or just… robotic, maybe take a step back and ask yourself:
“What does balance look like for me?”

Let’s all try to find our version of that — together.

Signing off again,

Jigin – Human first, developer second (trying, at least 😄)