> There’s one key change I made to escape this cycle: I remind myself that I’m not an artist, and coding isn’t creative expression. Unless you're into code gol

> There’s one key change I made to escape this cycle: I remind myself that I’m not an artist, and coding isn’t creative expression. Unless you're into code golf or other forms of "art", a software developer is first and foremost a craftsperson, depending on the position maybe even an engineer, leader, or scienctist. Ideally you build things you're proud of, because they're useful and maybe even beautiful and masterfully crafted.