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Letter to My Younger Self: You Don’t Have to Work Nights and Weekends
It’s Friday at 5 PM. Everyone’s logging off. But you’re already planning to work tonight. Maybe tomorrow too. I need to tell you something that sounds impossible: You don’t have to work nights and weekends. Not to succeed. You just don’t.
Letter to My Younger Self: It’s Okay to Say No
Tomorrow your manager will ask if you can take on one more thing. You’ll say yes. Because you always say yes. Because no feels like letting people down. I need to tell you: It’s okay to say no. Sometimes it’s the only thing that will save you.
Letter to My Younger Self: About Burnout I Didn’t See Coming
Hey younger me – you think burnout won’t happen to you. You’re 25, energetic, passionate. You can work 12-hour days easily. I need to tell you something: you’re wrong. And I wish someone had warned me.
The Invisible Leash: Breaking Free from Always-On Culture
It’s 9 PM. You’re having dinner. Your phone buzzes. A Slack message. You ignore it. It buzzes again. Your partner gives you that look. The invisible leash just pulled.
Just This Once: How Crunch Culture Became Forever
They said just this once. Just until launch. That was three months ago. You’re working 60-hour weeks and can’t remember when you last saw sunlight. The emergency never ended.
When Home Becomes Office: Reclaiming Your Life from Code
It’s 11 PM and your laptop is in your bedroom again. When did your home stop being a place to rest? The boundary between work and life has vanished, and it’s costing you everything.
When the Code Stops Flowing: Understanding Developer Burnout
If you’re staring at your screen feeling nothing but exhaustion, you’re not alone. 83% of developers face burnout. Here’s what it really feels like and why it’s happening to us.
