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Comment by MrLeftHand | Hacker News Reader

Do you really need to leave IT just because of these symptoms? There are so many areas to work in.

Anyway, what illness are you talking about here? Boredom? Got stuck in a place where the project sucked the life and general interest out of you? OCD? Depression? Anxiety?

UPDATE: Got good answers about what can cause these symptoms.

If you want to leave IT then try to find jobs that are still challenging your creativity, but don't need huge amount of concentration in the same time. Like becoming a carpenter, professional gardener, etc...

These still make you use your creative side, but rely on more physical work then intellectual.

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Being a carpenter might involve handling tools that are potentially dangerous if handled without one's full attention. So, may I suggest that one avoid such endeavours unless one is able to fully focus on the job at hand.

Being a carpenter also sucks

Ever tried it? You sound someone who has a great deal of experience in the field.

My father was one and I loved the smell of wood in the workshop.

I would have loved to be a carpenter. It's one of those professions that might never go away. Even having mass production stuff, there are still people who prefer the human touch and the originality in the arts and crafts.

There are different kinds of carpenters.

There are construction carpenters (framers) that work outside in the sun, rain, cold hammering dimensional lumber together to construct the skeleton of a building. It's physically demanding and chance of injury is significant.

There are finish carpenters who do the detail trim work like window and door frames, baseboard, wainscotting, etc. You work indoors but still on-site.

There are cabinet makers and furniture builders. You probably work in a fixed location/shop.

Probably a bunch of others that I haven't thought of.

Yeah, that is actually true. Might not be a good idea working with a big sawing machine and not paying attention.

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