Since 2019 I've been:
- Vaccinated for COVID once
- Infected with COVID 3 times
- Infected with RSV once
- Infected with unknown ?? upper respiratory, two times.
I am absolutely less "sharp". It feels like both my cognitive and physical ability have taken a serious blow. I'm far less creative, less excited about work, less interested in challenging topics, and less capable of solving complex problems.
I will sometimes stare at my IDE and find myself unable to write a single line. It takes minutes of reorienting my mind to find context again and beginning to put some stuff down.
And that's for languages and projects that I already know.
I'm trying to learn a new programming language now in a new domain, and finding it very challenging. I'm not sure if this is the direct result of COVID, or if it's just part of getting older... maybe it's both. All I can say is that it came on quickly and definitely feels like something changed in how my brain works. Sucks.
- Vaccinated for COVID once
- Infected with COVID 3 times
- Infected with RSV once
- Infected with unknown ?? upper respiratory, two times.
I am absolutely less "sharp". It feels like both my cognitive and physical ability have taken a serious blow. I'm far less creative, less excited about work, less interested in challenging topics, and less capable of solving complex problems.
I will sometimes stare at my IDE and find myself unable to write a single line. It takes minutes of reorienting my mind to find context again and beginning to put some stuff down.
And that's for languages and projects that I already know.
I'm trying to learn a new programming language now in a new domain, and finding it very challenging. I'm not sure if this is the direct result of COVID, or if it's just part of getting older... maybe it's both. All I can say is that it came on quickly and definitely feels like something changed in how my brain works. Sucks.