A reflection on control, burnout, and the strange weight of technical fluency.

Reposted from Hacker News, it was #6 when I looked so you may have already seen it but I thought it was worth reposting. I am not the author.

  • @PunkRockSportsFanEnglish
    5•7 hours ago

    Great article thanks for sharing.

    I love the part of

    “Knowing when to stop”

    lol. I feel attacked

    You learn how to program. You learn how to fix things. But the hardest thing you’ll ever learn is when to leave them broken.

    And maybe that’s the most human skill of all.