10 Ideas How To Manage Stress As A Software Engineer
Developing software can be stressful. Deadlines, undocumented code, outside parties meddling with the project… Stress adds up. From different sources and over time. And you often have no control over outside influences. But you control how you respond.
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Hi everyone!
As an indie hacker with many side projects, I find it hard to balance it all. There's always so much more to do than I can make time for.
For me, the most important step to improve this was to learn to recognize when I need a break. To listen to my mind and body.
Then, the second step is to acknowledge that I need a break and actually take it.
The last step is learning not to feel guilty when taking a break. That’s especially hard.
What helps me to feel better is recognizing that:
I've found that meditation helps me with all three steps (plus all the other ideas I outlined in the article).
How do you manage stress?