after a grueling 4 years of school and a bit of time at a fintech company ive lost almost all the enjoyment i once had for computers in high school. what kind of projects or whatever can i do to have fun again without feeling stressed.

edit: thanks everyone for such creative suggestions!! anything else on the internets just like build a trivia game teehee but yall put real thought into this shit, thank you!!

  • snuff@lemmy.world
    35·
    1 year ago

    I feel this. My approach has been to drop programming as a hobby honestly. I’ve learned to work on my car, did a kitchen remodel, took dancing classes… fucking anything where I don’t have to look at a screen really.

    • ShadowCatEXE@lemmy.world
      7·
      1 year ago

      Yeah, same here. I spend all day at a computer, last thing I want to do is spend more time at a computer. I’ve also spent more time working on my own vehicle’s, and just generally being outside more often.

      One thing that I do enjoy from time to time is graphics/game programming. Nothing really ever results from any of my projects, but it is something I enjoy, as i don’t do graphics programming at my job… It’s usually systems/web development, so the difference in the type of projects I choose to do as hobby programming has helped for me.

    • pugsnroses77@programming.devOP
      41·
      1 year ago

      i have been taking a glassblowing class thats honestly been super fun… i just cant help but miss the enjoyment i used to have for computers lol its just kinda sad for some reason.

      • thisisnotgoingwell@programming.dev
        2·
        1 year ago

        Honestly I’d suggest something that gets you out of the house more. Motorcycles, Latin dance, hiking and drinking is what I do for fun. I do enjoy programming for fun sometimes but the inspiration is something you have to find in other areas of life.

    • send_me_your_ink@lemmynsfw.com
      2·
      1 year ago

      I’m of the mind that it can involve a screen - but needs to be a different part of your brain. For example 3d printing, writing, reading a (digital) book. However if you are nearing burnout, you need to pick up something radically increase your non work time, and spend your free time doing something that does not require a screen.

    • sheogorath@lemmy.world
      1·
      1 year ago

      This, I always told my juniors to not rein in their hobby for writing code in their spare time. I saw too many people get burnt out and then get stuck on their career just doing the bare minimum to not get fired. Although it can be a plus for some people.