The Mind State of a Software Engineer

Have patience.

Coding is discovery. Coding is failing. Be ok with this.

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Don’t blame the framework. It’s more probable it’s your code. Accept this fallibility.

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Know when to walk away. You mind is a wonderful tool, even at rest it’s working on unsolved problems. Rest, and let your mind do it’s work.

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Be comfortable not knowing. Software engineering is a vast ocean of knowledge. Someone will always know more than you. The sooner you are OK with this the sooner you will recognize the opportunity to learn something new.

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Anger and frustration don’t fix code. Take a break, nothing can be accomplished in this state.

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