--- title: My Burnout Experience | daily.dev description: The post shares a personal story of experiencing burnout around 2016-2017, influenced by a combination of work dissatisfaction and personal hardships,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/my-burnout-experience-p9beawkti twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: My Burnout Experience | daily.dev og:description: The post shares a personal story of experiencing burnout around 2016-2017, influenced by a combination of work dissatisfaction and personal hardships,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/my-burnout-experience-p9beawkti og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/P9bEAWKtI.png og:image:alt: My Burnout Experience og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # My Burnout Experience **[ThePrimeTime](https://daily.dev/sources/primeagen)** · 15 min read · 26 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary The post shares a personal story of experiencing burnout around 2016-2017, influenced by a combination of work dissatisfaction and personal hardships, including his wife's miscarriage. The author details how immersing in side projects, finding joy in coding again, and changing perspectives helped overcome the burnout. Key takeaways include realizing that work may not always provide purpose but can offer satisfaction, and managing expectations is critical in mitigating burnout. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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