Loneliness Is Killing Developers

Here’s the cure for it

My mom never let me out when I was young, so I missed most (if not all) of the parties I was invited to, even during my studies at university.

I realized when I was young that I was an extrovert and not having many friends while growing up, no girlfriend, or social activities, was hell. Even traveling alone could become a miserable experience if you enjoy talking to people.

Today, I’m a software engineer working remotely. If I don’t keep healthy social habits, I could spend hours at night scrolling through social media, craving the social interaction I didn’t have during the whole day.

Social isolation knows no age or boundaries.

The health risks are as bad as smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day, and even greater than those associated with obesity and physical inactivity.

Dr Vivek Murthy

The Problem

When I was a little kid, I accompanied my grandmother to buy some groceries in the local market (not the supermarket). Every 5 minutes she would interrupt our trip to say hello to some vendor, or neighbor.