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[srod]

@Srod

Respect chase that rainbow

Knowing my luck I'll get within a hairs width of it, and then trip over a great steaming cowpat!

(Otherwise known as .NET!)

[fsw]

I haven't done a line of code in.... 2 months....

Maybe you need a new programming language...

[thefool]

I believe what Joakim say's. I have the same way for music.. Some day's you just don't want to make anything; and some days you can sit very "amused" for 6 hours straight!

Its the same with programming. Some days just doesn't work.

[Psychophanta]

Num3, i am 39. And secretly; my suggestion (if you have no plan to have children) is to try to work (to earn money i mean) at partial time, just to earn enough to your life, but not more.
I think that is the best way of living. And i see almost all people and nations have the "economy patology", i.e. they want to earn more and more , but ... just for nothing, without clear goals.

[fsw]

A Fisherman's Tale

One day a fisherman returns home from his canoe and is met by a foreign expert who is working in this developing country. The expert asks the fisherman why he is back so early. The fisherman explains that he has already caught enough fish to feed his family that day.

"So what will you do with the rest of the day?" the expert asks.

The fisherman's response: "Well I do a little fishing. I play with my childnen. We have a siesta when it gets hot. In the evenings we eat together and visit friends."

The expert interrupts: "Look here, I have a university degree and have studied such matters. I want to advise you. You should stay out fishing longer. You would earn more money and be able to afford a bigger boat and soon you would be able to invest in a fleet of trawlers."

"And then?" The fisherman inquires.

"Then, instead of selling fish through a middleman you could deal directly with the factory. You could leave your village and move to the city, New York , or London and run the company from there. You could even put your company on the stock market and earn millions."

"How long would this take?" the fisherman asks.

"About 25 years," the expert says.

"And then?"

"That's when life gets interesting. You could retire and move to a small village away from the pollution of the city."

"And after that?" the fisherman asks.
"Then you will have time to relax, do a little fishing, play with your grandchildren and visit friends."

[dell_jockey]

Num3,

about ten years ago, I was in a somewhat similar situation.
I decided to drop everything and do something completely different. I took a sabattical and went sailing for 18 months. During this period, I worked as a yachting instructor and delivery skipper.
It was one of the better decisions I made, and the experiences gathered in those 18 months are useful even now.

Chin up!

"if live seems jolly rotten, there's one thing you've forgotten..." - Monty Python

[Dare]

HeHe, fsw.

Love the story!

[ricardo]

"That's when life gets interesting. You could retire and move to a small village away from the pollution of the city."

Im not rich and im not even in 40s, but i do move to a small village 4 blocks from the beach, to see my children grow up in a twon where people still being nice to each other... im happy. I wise desition i made i guess.

Number3, you have to distinguish betwen emotions and real toughts, are similar but NOT the same. Sometimes we feel borde because in hollywood movies everything have to be fun 24/7, but real life is not that way.

I hope you find your way very soon.

[Intrigued]

Hey guys,

Maybe you helder, wiser, guys have been through this in your lifes, but i've reached a point where i feel completely bored with my job, it sucks like hell, can't seem to produce anything, and just get the crap beaten out of me every day...

I don't even have the will to power up my PC, i just sit at home watching crap shows on the tube.

I haven't done a line of code in.... 2 months....


Maybe it's the 30 year old crisis or something...

I just whish i was bloddy rich, so i could do nothing for a year, and come back fully recharged...

I'll tell ya, I'm in my 30's and have (just did) gone through this feeling. Usually it's "I'll code that database part tomorrow, I'm spent tonight" sort of deal. But, work wise I was laidoff and with a couple bucks in my pocket (I have a wife, no kids, don't want them), decided to run my own brick and mortar business. I don't expect to get rich from it, just keep the bills paid and pay off some existing debt. But, the money and joy is in coding for me. At my shop I can code between jobs there. Right now I am coding a commercial application in another programming language and that has really motivated me (the cash helps too). So for me the best way I found to get motivated about coding is to get paid for it, but with a twist, being self-employed, no boss but save for the customer.

Also, life is cyclical. The good ole cycle of life stuff. So, watching TV as a diversion I have also found is a good way to chill on the coding for a bit and let my mind create ideas for the next project, commerical or not.

Finally, being in a deadend job as most of us know is no way to go through life. But, the flip is to take some risk. You (I) may fall flat on our face, but at least we can say we tried (but give it 100%).

I hope that came off more as brotherly love than old cranky school counselor'ish.