Ask HN: Feeling uninspired as a programmer, could I get some advice?
I am a programmer at the age of 18, and I've been coding since a few years. I initially started with Android apps, and then translated into the Web and now I work mostly with fullstack Web and backend using TypeScript, Rust, Go and Elixir. Even some embedded with STM32s and C.
For the last few months to a year, I've been noticing that I feel empty. I don't have any project ideas, I don't know what to work on, half the time I open my terminal and just stare at it.
I "tried trying to" just code something or focus on one specific framework or language instead of being so diverse (which I kind of am), but both failed as I simply had no ideas or know anything to work on.
Is there anything you can suggest to fix that? Perhaps a diferent way to discover things to work on, or any other idea? I simply feel very uninspired and am scared that I might never leave this state and forever lack behind while others keep improving.
Thanks in advance.
Go to college
Get an internship during summer break.
The people you work with will inspire you.