Welcome, Devs, to another episode of 𝐖𝐢𝐬𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲! Today, we’re diving into a profound yet thought-provoking concept from the French philosopher 𝐀𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐮𝐬: 𝐀𝐛𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐦.

🚨 𝐂𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐌𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐟𝐬 🚨

Camus introduced Absurdism to explain the contradictions of life. In essence, it’s the idea that:
- Life is inherently 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬,
- But we must 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐲 and still find joy in living.

✨ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐲𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐢𝐬𝐲𝐩𝐡𝐮𝐬
In his book 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘺𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘪𝘴𝘺𝘱𝘩𝘶𝘴, Camus recounts the tale of 𝐒𝐢𝐬𝐲𝐩𝐡𝐮𝐬, a Greek figure condemned to roll a boulder up a hill for eternity. The catch? The boulder will never stay at the peak—it always rolls back down.
This myth symbolizes the absurdity of human life: the endless, repetitive tasks we undertake, often without any tangible or lasting result.

But Camus offers a profound perspective:
- 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐤 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐝, 𝐒𝐢𝐬𝐲𝐩𝐡𝐮𝐬 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐭.
- It’s not about reaching the peak but finding meaning and joy in the process of pushing the boulder.

✨ 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬
As developers, we often find ourselves in seemingly endless loops of work:
- Writing and rewriting code,
- Debugging issues,
- Learning new tools and technologies.
It can feel repetitive, even absurd, at times. But here’s the truth:
- 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐭𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬.
- 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬—𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐛𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬.

🌟 As Jordan B Peterson wisely said:
"𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦."

✨ 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐬
- 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞. There’s no universal “meaning of life.”
- 𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐍𝐢𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦. Instead, embrace the challenge of creating your own meaning.
- 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤—the grind, the learning, the growth.

Your career, like life, isn’t just about the destination (success or mastery). It’s about the adventure of getting there, the joy of moving your boulder every day.

So, my fellow Devs, take the absurdity of life in stride. Find your quest, go on your adventure, and love the process along the way.

What’s your “boulder,” and how do you find joy in pushing it? Let me know in the comments! 👇