An Essay on Burnout
I denied burnout as a concept, until life decided to teach me the hard way. So here I am, burnt out. How did I get there?
Dmitry Kudryavtsev
Senior Software Engineer / Tech Lead / Consultant
I’m a senior software engineer located in Israel. I have more than 12 years of professional experience in web development, as well as experience in low level and game development. I write, talk and mentor about software engineering.
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