Retro'ing And Debugging 2024: Lessons Learned From Burnout And Layoff
Reflecting on 2024: change, freelancing, online presence growth, career reflections, AI predictions & writing momentum. Lessons learned & new beginnings for 2025.
This is a submission for the 2025 New Year Writing challenge: Retro’ing and Debugging 2024. If I had to define my 2024 in one word, it would be: Change. In 2023, I got burned out and sick. And when I was laid off in early 2024, I felt both worried and relieved. Worried about not seeing a paycheck coming and relieved about not working on something that was making me sick. I needed some time off. That layoff taught me valuable lessons about life, career, and money. My coding side 2024 felt like a rollercoaster. After getting laid off and sending dozens of applications, I decided to t...