Why I’m Starting Over After 3 Years in Tech
š§© Introduction There’s a moment in every developer’s life when you pause… and wonder: “Is this really what I wanted?” I hit that moment after spending over 3 years in tech. Working on OTT platforms, video apps, and React Native codebases — every day started to feel the same. The growth slowed. The spark faded. The code felt heavier than usual. š The Burnout I Didn't See Coming At first, I thought it was just a phase. You know — the usual stress, late nights, aggressive deadlines. But something felt deeper. It wasn’t about the job. It was the repetition , the lack of creativity , the feeling that I was building someone else’s dream… every single day. I wasn’t learning. I wasn’t building anything of my own. I had simply become a silent executor. š The Question That Changed Everything So one night, I asked myself: “If I had to start from scratch, what would I create?” The answer wasn’t a flashy startup or a killer app. It was simple: “I’d write again. I’d sha...