#mentalhealth #motivation

I'm curious about some experiences I've had in the course of my work as a software developer. My curiosity comes from a place of profound ignorance, based on subjective observations of my own mental and emotional state.

This is not a well researched or thoroughly studied position, nor is it:

• An assertion of fact
• A veiled shot at an employer or project from my past
• An excuse for toxic or unprofessional behaviour
• A manifesto
• A cry for help
• A call to arms
• etc.

It's to do with a particular kind of anxiety. There are lots and lots of ways that work can make a person anxious, so I want to be clear: I'm asking about a particular, fairly narrow, set of circumstances.