--- title: "Discussion on \"Programming is Ruining My Life - What I'm Doing About It\" | Hashnode" description: "Discussion on \"Programming is Ruining My Life - What I'm Doing About It\". Okay, the title might have been a slight exaggeration - programming has played a very beneficial role in both my academic and professional development. I have noticed recently, however, that programming has caused a significant decrease to my quality..." url: "https://hashnode.com/posts/programming-is-ruining-my-life-what-im-doing-about-it/5fde6d44b78ac62dff80cf23" --- [Feed](https://hashnode.com/feed) / Discussion # [Programming is Ruining My Life - What I'm Doing About It](https://blog.mileswatson.net/programming-is-ruining-my-life-what-im-doing-about-it?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Okay, the title might have been a slight exaggeration - programming has played a very beneficial role in both my academic and professional development. I have noticed recently, however, that programming has caused a significant decrease to my quality... Dec 19, 2020 · 9 min read · blog.mileswatson.net Read the article - [#mentalhealth-1](https://hashnode.com/tag/mentalhealth-1) - [#community](https://hashnode.com/tag/community) - [#productivity](https://hashnode.com/tag/productivity) ## Written by [Miles Watson](https://hashnode.com/@mileswatson) @mileswatson · UK [View profile](https://hashnode.com/@mileswatson) Aspiring computer scientist, always looking to learn something new. Hi! I'm a CS student at the University of Cambridge, and an aspiring backend developer. I have experience with Rust and C#, and am particularly interested in cloud computing and distributed systems. ## Responses 1 Markdown supported · ⌘↵ to post [Miles Watson](https://hashnode.com/@mileswatson) [Dec 19, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/programming-is-ruining-my-life-what-im-doing-about-it/5fde6d44b78ac62dff80cf23/comment/5fde6d8f1485f22e24b35397) Have you been having any issues with burnout, work-life balance, or physical health? How have you been coping?