From dd8bea4230f8ece34016c417a2ffa59f85367886 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Craig Maloney Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2018 08:29:11 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Added more on giving up --- chapter07.md | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/chapter07.md b/chapter07.md index 16e4d3d..1e197ee 100644 --- a/chapter07.md +++ b/chapter07.md @@ -121,4 +121,6 @@ If we no longer find joy in programming then we need to understand why we feel t Programming is not for everyone. I strongly feel that programming is something that is best when you really want to do it. But if you're stuck in a situation where you don't want to do this anymore then it's perfectly reasonable to step away from it and give up. There's no shame in this at all - many programmers have decided they lost the spark and the desire and have gone into other fields. Stepping away from the computer is perfectly fine. -(Discuss more about giving up and saying "so long, for now" or "so long, this is our final goodbye") +It's OK to walk away from programming and do something else. Programming is only one facet of our lives. True, it may be a big facet, and it may feel scary to give up something that we've worked so hard to accomplish. But if we examine our feelings and realize that we're just going through the motions, or see that we're no longer finding any joy in programming then it's time to think about what else we can be doing with our lives. We're granted a limited amount of time to live our lives and doing something we don't enjoy robs us of a meaningful life. + +Giving up doesn't have to be a negative experience. You can take some time away from.... -- 2.31.1