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I'm not saying this to try and discredit this post. However, there's a very interesting trilogy here:

Oct 2012: Yes I Still Want To Be Doing This At 56 http://thecodist.com/article/yes_i_still_want_to_be_doing_th...

Jul 2015: How I've Avoided Burnout During More Than Three Decades As A Programmer [this article]

April 2016: My Biggest Regret As A Programmer [is not going into management] http://thecodist.com/article/my-biggest-regret-as-a-programm...

Wow. The lesson here is perhaps to not kill certain doubts with various defense mechanisms except as a short-term strategy for situations that will eventually pass. Instead, facing the doubts and making necessary changes while it's not too late may be better to avoid future regrets.

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