I don't think you can fix burn out with new responsibilities and challenges. At least it didn't work for me.
Before you will make any significant changes in your life I highly recommend to take long vacations. It depends how severe the burn out is. Maybe you need 2 weeks, maybe 1 month, maybe 2 months will help.
I recommend "reading challenge" from GoodReads. I like "challenges". Additionaly I set the limit higher every year - this year I set 40 books and I already read 39.
Willing to relocate: to Danemark, Sweden, Norway, Finland or Switzerland
Technologies: expertise in Kotlin, Java, Android and some parts of Spring and Spring Boot (Data, Security, Web)
Résumé/CV: email if needed
Email: rm2cdr at gmail.com
I'm a tech enthusiast with a solid computer science background, and my software journey has been quite the adventure. I've explored a range of projects, from crafting C++ VPNs to diving into DJI drones (fun fact: I tackled debugging on unreleased devices, spanning the US to EU distance!), and I've also built some nifty enterprise apps.
I've worked with code analysis tools and seamlessly integrated medical devices via Bluetooth, taking on projects that go beyond the typical CRUD tasks. Additionally, I've had a great time as a lecturer, and it appears that people really enjoyed my courses. So, if you're looking for someone who's passionate about tech and enjoys challenging projects, just drop me an e-mail :).
Changing fields is though for everyone, no matter how talented you are. There is a great chance he will fail. On the other hand, he meets all requirements that are needed to succeed.
Carmack has proven his extraordinary technical skills. I recommend following his Twitter. Sometimes he posts non-obvious technical stuff. I read some interviews and to me, he doesn't seem to be a person who is driven by gaining popularity.
I think this news is very optimistic, as yet another intelligent, talented and hard-working person is joining the field. Moreover, he is a household name, which may lead to benefits like popularization of the topic, gaining investors attention and so on.
Out of 36 books I read this year, these 4 positions have the biggest impact on my life:
The gene: an intimate history by Siddhartha Mukherjee - fascinating book about genes and medicine. Author explains ~150 years of experiments and findings in genetic science without going into technical details.
The child in you by Stefanie Stahl - it is one of the most important books I ever read. This book helped me understand myself, discover and overcome some of my traumas.
Nonviolent communication: a language of life by Marshall Rosenberg - very good handbook for improving your communication skills.
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus - when I think of this book word "charming" comes to my mind.
The story tells story of Cambridge Analytica. Author describes how it all started, how they gathered data and influenced people. Also he describes how it affected politics. It is very well written and feels like really good political-fiction. Unfortunately his descriptions match how last two political campaigns run in my country. Same approaches were used to get people votes. I rarely used my social media accounts but after reading this piece I decided it is the right time to leave all of them.
I have mid 2012 MacBook Pro and I am about to change my workstation. I stopped looking at MacBooks - in my opinion nothing justifies such high price. In mid July new Thinkpads with Ryzens 4000 will be available, I'm going to get one.
Well I don't advertise myself at all. I am searching for companies that are hiring remote employees and they don't have requirement to be located in US. I'm using remoteok.io, jobs posted on hackernews, some combination of googling and friends' recommendtions.
I can remember praising Medium as the ultimate solution for professional bloging. I stopped using Medium when a pay wall was introduced. I didn't follow what happen since then with the platform. Can someone shortly introduce me to the topic why Medium is considered now as evil corp?
Same thoughts. Sadly we live in world when it is good enough to get recruiters' attention. Some time ago there was a post on HN about some bullshit like "everyone should have a blog".
Do you know any professionals with exceptional experience that is being shared on their blogs? For example, if someone is interested in .NET I can recommend this one: https://www.wiktorzychla.com
Some time ago I was looking for an apartment to buy. Sites in my country are bloated and terribly slow. Checking several offers took minutes. Moreover I live in a city where good offers are sold the same day they are published.
I decided to run scrapper to fetch all the data about available apartments in my city. Thanks to that I was able to browse offer at speed of tinder. It took me a few hours to write all the stuff, it saved me probably weeks.
To avoid getting caught I decided to setup TOR on my raspberry pi and use it as a proxy. It was extremely easy and reliable. Sites were so slow I didn't notice significant performance drop. I didn't care about changing proxies because TOR made it for me.
Except that it is good idea to change User-Agents and add some random delays between calls. Luckily for this case it was enough.
Before you will make any significant changes in your life I highly recommend to take long vacations. It depends how severe the burn out is. Maybe you need 2 weeks, maybe 1 month, maybe 2 months will help.