&gt; I&#x27;m a dull person since software doesn&#x27;t excite me anymore. What to do?<p>You are not alone. What you&#x27;re experiencing has many names: Here in the tech world we call it &quot;burnout&quot;. I dislike the word &quot;burnout&quot;. It suggests that your JOB is the ultimate source of your dissatisfaction. It rarely is. Your work may indeed factor heavily in the equation... but your problem is NOT &quot;too much work&quot;, it&#x27;s &quot;too little of things that I love&quot;.<p>Figure out what&#x27;s dulling your shine* (Hint: it&#x27;s not a lack of interest in software) and go unfuck yourself!<p>[*] Some suggestions:
- Haven&#x27;t been outside much? Go for a hike.
- Haven&#x27;t been dating much? Go on a date.
- Wish you could travel more? Take time off ASAP and travel.
- Lost interest in programming? Take time off ASAP and travel.
- Feel like nobody loves you? You&#x27;re wrong, they do.<p>Just stay focused on &quot;what do I WANT TO DO&quot;... &quot;What do I LOVE&quot;. Then make steps to go do those things. You&#x27;ve let key elements of YOURSELF starve and wither away. It&#x27;s a bad situation, sure. But the good news is that it&#x27;s temporary, and you can fix it (quicker than you&#x27;d imagine!) Just invest in yourself :)