those long bad days trying to fix a bug that you can&#x27;t figure out and everything just seems bleak and full of despair, back aching from sitting badly at the desk all day trying without hope to fix the problem (because can&#x27;t pull away just keep going), eyestrain, imposter syndrome - basically being in a bad and unrewarding relationship with your computer.<p>A bad day at the physical work was just cold, windy, hard work, muscle aches. Luckily I never got injured and I didn&#x27;t know anyone that died there otherwise I suppose my opinion of the two works might be different. But I&#x27;ve worked other hard physical labor; for example - ditch digging - cold, muddy, and a real workout, less strenuous - washing dishes in a restaurant, bussing tables.<p>Again - all preferable to programming on a bad day of programming, maybe it&#x27;s because when programming goes bad I keep thinking about it afterwards, the other work I forget it right away - hell, I don&#x27;t even really think about it when I&#x27;m doing it.