Harley Ferguson

4 TIPS TO BE A
HAPPIER
DEVELOPER
Work in a stack
you enjoy 01

Find a stack that you enjoy working in which has a

lot of room for learning. This will help keep you
engaged from a growth perspective but also keep
the work fun.

Working in a stack that you don't enjoy is a one

way ticket to killing your enthusiasm to grow or
elevate your skills.

Find the right stack for you, at this point in your

career, and make the most of it.
Find projects that
fulfill you 02

There are a lot of opportunities out there but not

all of those opportunities are going to fulfill you
or resonate with your values.

If possible, avoid taking on projects that won't

personally fulfill you.

You can build software that can make money and

make the user's life better at the same time.
Leave your ego
at the door 03

In order to help remove the anxiety from your day to

day, try to forget about your ego.

Don't always try to appear smart and rather ask

questions when you don't understand something.
Don't fear comments on your pull requests but rather
embrace the opportunity to learn and grow.

Calming your ego will lead to more learning, less

stress and a happier experience.
Be the leader your
team deserves 04

I can guarantee you that you will find far more satisfaction
and fulfillment from helping others grow their careers than
writing code yourself.

Realize that your role as leader is not to output the most

features but rather nurture the team.

Seeing those around you begin to blossom brings about a

level of happiness that cannot be matched.
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