Title: I took a week off to do some things around the house when it hit me: Watching paint dry in the real world is more pleasing than doing anything on a computer anymore, and I need to get out of this industry.<p>It&#x27;s not that I haven&#x27;t lost interest in software. In fact, I&#x27;m actually more excited about it now than ever before. It&#x27;s just that I miss interacting with &quot;real&quot; things in the &quot;real&quot; world.<p>I&#x27;m not the type of person that doesn&#x27;t know how to take breaks. I do take plenty, but the slow shift from computers being a distinct thing from everyday life, to now being a 24&#x2F;7 inescapable phenomenon, is probably what has me feeling this way.<p>Years ago you used to be able to interact with a computer on your own terms and walk away and get back to the &quot;real world&quot; without burning out. In recent times the digital world has become so deeply integrated with daily life that I sometimes think I might be happier if I never see a screen again. This combined with the widespread surge in popularity of all computer related fields has me wanting OUT.
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