Why Take Your Time When You Can Go Faster?

It's never been better to be a software professional. Right now, we are some of the most sought after professionals in the job market. As the corporate world moved towards the digital age and realized that nearly all human thought could be mapped in 1's and 0's, the guys who wrote and sold these programs ended up becoming well rewarded.

As a result, for technology professionals (developers, engineers, killer sales reps, and others included), this makes us prone to being anxious. It's common to go online one morning and read about the millennials who launched a billion-dollar company before 30, the newest and greatest JS framework, or even the "sexiest career of the 21st century". It seems we want everything fast, and we want it now.

There is nothing wrong with the current conditions of the job market, or of the speed at which the tech industry is moving. The pace at which people are advancing their careers and technology is greatly benefitting human society, and for that we should be grateful. 

There are more opportunities for economic enrichment and job creation, better logistics for food and healthcare, and perhaps most importantly: a shift towards creating companies that solve big, hairy, audacious problems.

However, there is also deep unhappiness that permeates within this realm. Job hopping works well in boosting your compensation until you find yourself at your 4th company in 5 years and "still don't feel like you're making an impact". Javascript or Leetcode fatigue is a real and counterproductive concept. Take a look at Blind for evidence of what happens when this unhappiness spreads and starts affecting real people's life decisions.

In a field where opportunities and the possibility for creativity are boundless, it's easy to only think about "what's next".