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Don't discount the pandemic fatigue. Creativity and drive in general has suffered immensely over the past couple of years. I notice it in artists I follow. I notice it in co-workers. I notice it in myself. As of four months ago it's been almost impossible to build up any enthusiasm for my open source projects, even when someone is handing me a PR on a silver platter.

I've been coding professionally for 25 years now. I've made many transitions to new languages, technologies and platforms. This is only the second time in my life that my enthusiasm suffered (the last time was due to a bout of acute depression a decade ago).

Don't give up. Things will get better. And remember to get regular exercise; it helps a lot!




I also had the feeling that there just were one or two years where I got nothing done at a normal speed.

Thinking about a pandemic or a third world war really bugs people out, taking them out of a creative mind mode, I guess.




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