--- title: Best Mental Health posts — October 2025 | daily.dev description: The most upvoted Mental Health posts from October 2025, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/tags/mental-health/best-of/2025/10 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/tags/mental-health/best-of/2025/10 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best Mental Health posts — October 2025 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted Mental Health posts from October 2025, curated by the daily.dev community. og:image: https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--VAY5ToZt--/f_auto/v1724209435/public/daily.dev%20-%20open%20graph --- # Best of Mental Health — October 2025 1. 1 [](https://daily.dev/posts/it-s-okay-if-your-biggest-hobby-isn-t-coding-dspiqej9d "It's Okay If Your Biggest Hobby Isn't Coding") Article DEV·45w It's Okay If Your Biggest Hobby Isn't Coding Developers don't need to code constantly to be passionate or successful. Taking breaks and pursuing non-coding hobbies prevents burnout, fuels creativity, and improves problem-solving abilities. The myth of the 24/7 coder is damaging—true passion is measured by the quality of focus during work hours, not total hours spent coding. Stepping away from the screen often leads to breakthrough solutions and sustains a healthier, longer career. 98 20 2. 2 [](https://daily.dev/posts/the-adhd-developer-experience-2mkyqxlww "The ADHD Developer Experience") Video CodeHead·46w The ADHD Developer Experience Explores how programming's inherent nature—constant context switching, dopamine-driven feedback loops, and high stimulation—creates ADHD-like behaviors in developers. Discusses why people with ADHD often thrive in software development due to novelty and instant rewards, while also examining the burnout risks. Offers practical strategies like time-boxing, task alternation, and notification management to work with your brain's natural patterns rather than against them. 70 6 3. 3 [](https://daily.dev/posts/the-developer-burnout-experience-jbvifrdje "The Developer Burnout Experience") Video CodeHead·45w The Developer Burnout Experience Developer burnout has become normalized in tech culture due to unrealistic expectations, constant context switching, lack of recognition, and blurred work-life boundaries. The industry glorifies hustle culture while developers juggle full-stack responsibilities, endless tool updates, and imposter syndrome. The solution isn't productivity hacks but setting boundaries, saying no to impossible timelines, and prioritizing rest over constant availability. 30 4 [See all Mental Health archives](/tags/mental-health/best-of) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/tags/mental-health/best-of/2025/10#page","url":"https://daily.dev/tags/mental-health/best-of/2025/10","name":"Best Mental Health Posts — October 2025","description":"The most upvoted Mental Health posts from October 2025, curated by the daily.dev community.","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","url":"https://daily.dev"}},{"@type":"ItemList","@id":"https://daily.dev/tags/mental-health/best-of/2025/10#items","numberOfItems":3,"itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/it-s-okay-if-your-biggest-hobby-isn-t-coding-dspiqej9d","name":"It's Okay If Your Biggest Hobby Isn't Coding"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/the-adhd-developer-experience-2mkyqxlww","name":"The ADHD Developer Experience"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/the-developer-burnout-experience-jbvifrdje","name":"The Developer Burnout Experience"}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Tags","item":"https://daily.dev/tags"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Mental Health","item":"https://daily.dev/tags/mental-health"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Best of","item":"https://daily.dev/tags/mental-health/best-of"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"name":"October 2025"}]}]} ```