I feel there&#x27;s more to this. I&#x27;ve suffered from chronic depression throughout my entire life. The last bout caused me to quit my job and move back to our family home.<p>Early in my life when I hadn&#x27;t experienced failure, I used to aspire a lot and actually did achieve quite a bit despite my shortcomings. Programming whilst depressed isn&#x27;t an easy task. I&#x27;ve been actively trying to get back into the rat race and trying to pursue something achievable yet worth doing.<p>So while we cut back, we define our limitations and make further goals achievable (rather than moonshots). I&#x27;m not going to be the president or a CEO of a $100BN company anytime soon, but it&#x27;s not like I couldn&#x27;t cut it as a dev at a decent company.<p>In failing we realise our limits and rediscover humility.