The project that burned me to the ground

It is now 3 a.m. on August 10, 2013. An endless panic attack keeps me awake. Like crazy, I go over the code I just wrote over and over again in my head. Suddenly, I realize that there is a serious problem in the architecture of the application. I scream and roll out of bed, stumbling over my girlfriend, I run like crazy to my computer to fix everything. 





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You are not your job. Your time is precious. I think it's time to ask yourself if it's all worth it. Again, what will help you get out of this hole is to take a step back.





Never get so emotionally involved in work.





Epilogue

It took me almost a year to get out of this hole. It wasn't worth it. All this could have been avoided. I believe in you and appreciate you. Try to do the same.





The original text from here, pictures from the films "Adrenaline" and "Adrenaline 2"








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