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People wise, as I grow older, I seem to like keeping people at a distance i.e meet them in person and go out for food at most once a year and no contact beyond that. Beyond that distance, people tire me, bore me. I seem to have no interest in getting to know them better other than while conversing during that one meetup/year. I actively dislike people who try to keep in touch all the time and want to grow closer. Was wondering if anyone else is like this?

I feel I'm unable to be someone who can be happy with making money with a tangentially related 9-to-5 and pursuing my passion on the side. As with most things there has to be a way to both be passionate and undergo gruelling work in the same line without burning out. Hence my question

I've been in the engineering industry for more than 10 years. I am baffled by how many people there are who don't understand the importance of iterative development but would rather some version of getting the perfect plan out. I have to ask, when in your career did you realize the importance of iterative development